An audit of the Liquid Fuels Tax Fund for the Township of Bell, Westmoreland County, was conducted for the period January 1 to December 31, 2025. The objective was to determine compliance with criteria set by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Publication 9 for receipt, expenditure, and reporting of Liquid Fuels Tax Fund money. […]
A compliance audit of the Township of Beccaria’s Liquid Fuels Tax Fund for 2025 was conducted to assess adherence to PennDOT’s Publication 9 criteria related to the receipt, expenditure, and reporting of funds. The audit evaluated internal controls, verified reporting through Form MS-965, and ensured expenditures were permissible. All $17,126.34 of expenditures were examined, confirming […]
The compliance audit of the Liquid Fuels Tax Fund for the Borough of Avonmore, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, covering January 1 to December 31, 2025, aimed to ensure adherence to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Publication 9 criteria regarding fund management. The audit included examining financial submissions, internal controls, and expenditure testing, reviewing transactions worth $30,819.26 […]
The Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital engaged in a review process dictated by the Tobacco Settlement Act of June 26, 2001, to determine its eligibility for payments for providing uncompensated care to uninsured patients. This act requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate hospitals for such services. The procedures performed demonstrated that Wellspan reported one […]
The Tobacco Settlement Program report outlines the procedures and findings regarding Wellspan Philhaven Hospital’s eligibility for Tobacco Settlement payments under the uncompensated care and extraordinary expense approaches. The report reviewed the facility’s submitted claims and days data for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Results indicated the hospital did not have potentially eligible extraordinary expenses for […]
The Tobacco Settlement Program mandates payments to hospitals for uncompensated care, with facilities choosing between either an uncompensated care approach or an extraordinary expense approach. Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital’s eligibility for these payments was reviewed by developing specific procedures to verify claims data and inpatient days. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the […]
The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates payments to hospitals for uncompensated care. Wellspan Gettysburg Hospital underwent a review to verify claims data and the accuracy of their submitted inpatient and MA days for eligibility in the 2027 Tobacco Settlement Payment Year. The facility reported four extraordinary expense claims for FY ending June 30, 2025, all of […]
The Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital report examined claims related to the Tobacco Settlement Act, focusing on uncompensated care and extraordinary expense approaches. The audit determined that none of the hospital’s reported extraordinary expense claims met the criteria for payment under the 2027 Tobacco Settlement Payment Year. In the examination of total inpatient days and Medical […]
The document details the procedures performed to review UPMC Somerset’s eligibility for payments under the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001, which compensates hospitals for uncompensated care services. For fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, UPMC Somerset reported two extraordinary expense claims, both qualifying for potential payment. The audit also verified inpatient and Medical Assistance days […]
The UPMC McKeesport engaged in a review under the Tobacco Settlement Act, which provides funding for uncompensated care services. The process involves determining eligible claims through uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approaches. In the audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, UPMC McKeesport reported three extraordinary expense claims, of which two qualified for […]