Audit of Connecticut's Medicaid Payments for Skilled Professional Medical Personnel Reimbursement at

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL mice of Audit Services Region I John F. Kemedy Federal Building SEP 19 20Q5 Boston, MA 02203 (617) 565-2684 Report Number: A-0 1-05-00003 Michael P. Starkowski Acting Commissioner State of Connecticut Department of Social Services 25 Sigourney Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Dear Mr. Starkowski: Enclosed are two copies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) report entitled "Audit of Medicaid Payments for Skilled Professional Medical Personnel Reimbursed at Enhanced Rates" for the period October 2002 through September 2003. Should you have any questions or comments concerning the matters commented on in this report, please direct them to the HHS official named below. In accordance with the principles of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended by Public Law 104-231), OIG reports issued to the Department's grantees and contractors are made available to members of the press and general public to the extent information contained therein is not subject to exemptions in the Act which theDepartment chooses to exercise. (See 45 CFR Part 5.) Should you have any questions or comments concerning the matters commented in this report, please do not hesitate to call me or Robert Champagne, Audit Manager, at (860) 240-4479. To facilitate identification, please refer to report number A-01 -05-00003. Sincerely yours, -dtrF~ ...