Audit of Houston Administrative Costs Claimed for Medicaid School-Based Health Services, A-06-02-00037

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of Inspector General Ofice of Audit Services 1100 Cmmerc, Room 632 Dals, Txas 75242 January 21, 2004 Report Number: A-06-02-00037 Dr. Kaye Stripling Superintendent Houston Independent School District 3830 Richmond Avenue Houston, Texas 77027-5838 Dear Dr. Stripling: Enclosed are two copies of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Audit Services’ (OAS) final report entitled, “Audit of Houston Administrative Costs Claimed for Medicaid School-Based Health Services.” A copy of this report will be forwarded to the action official noted below for his/her review and any action deemed necessary. Final determination as to actions taken on all matters reported will be made by the HHS action official named below. We request that you respond to the HHS action official within 30 days from the date of this letter. Your response should present any comments or additional information that you believe may have a bearing on the final determination. In accordance with the principles of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended by Public Law 104-231), OIG, OAS 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 the Department chooses to exercise ...