New Light Consultants Audit Report 2007-121

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 SCOPE 1 EXCUTIVE SUMARY 1-2 AGENCY RESPONSE 2 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Millington and Saginaw Offices Uncertified Therapists 2-3 Millington Office Case Review-Overbilled Units 3 Unsigned Monthly Treatment Reports 3-4 Saginaw Office Case Review-Overbilled Units 4 Schedule A 5 Schedule B6 INTRODUCTION New Light Consultants, Inc. (New Light) entered into contract #COUN-06-99399 with the Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS). Under the Counseling Contract, New Light was to provide Outreach Counseling to referred clients and/or families or other persons significant to the client for services identified in the referral. New Light provides services in the client’s home to achieve established goals and objectives by the therapist and family. This contract covers the period April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007 and has an open-ended contract amount. New Light was reimbursed for units of service provided through submission of monthly billings to DHS. SCOPE The Office of Internal Audit performed an audit of New Light for the period April 1, 2006 through February 28, 2007. The purpose of our audit was to determine if their billings were accurate, the units billed were properly supported and accounted for, and that the therapists billed for under this contract were authorized by DHS to perform services for ...