DES-DDD June 30, 2000 ALTCS Contract-Report Highlights-Financial Audit

Department ofEconomic SecurityDivision of DevelopmentalDisabilities ALTCS ContractREPORTHIGHLIGHTS Financial StatementFINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT Audit SummarySubjectThe Department of Economic Security issues Arizona Health Care Costfinancial statements Containment Systemannually for the Division of Auditor recommendations to (AHCCCS) Arizona Long-TTermDevelopmental Disabilities improve internal control and Arizona Long-Term Care Care System (ALTCS)compliance— System Contract. The pprrooggrraamm——The Department ofDivision is responsible for Economic Security’s Division ofpreparing the financial To help ensure computer system Developmental Disabilities (Division) is astatements, maintaining access controls prevent or detect strong internal controls contractor with AHCCCS to provide unauthorized use, damage, loss, over financial reporting, medical and healthcare services to or modifications, and misuse of and demonstratingeligible enrollees of the ALTCS program sensitive information, the Division accountability for its usefor the developmentally disabled. This should monitor and enforce the of public monies. Asauditors, our job is to following policies and program provides inpatient anddetermine whether the procedures. outpatient medical and nursing servicesDivision has met itso Retain computer access in addition to managed institutional andresponsibilities.request forms with the home- and community-based long-termSupervisor’s approval. Our Conclusion ...