Date: 01/15/2015

Final
State Auditor Presentation on Unimplemented Audit Recommendations

COMMITTEE ON JOINT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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03:42 PM -- Office of the State Auditor Presentation on Unimplemented Audit Recommendations

Kerri Hunter, Deputy State Auditor, Office of the State Auditor, presented Annual Report of Audit Recommendations Not Fully Implemented as of June 30, 2014 (Attachment E). She explained that her presentation will focus on the three departments for which the committees have oversight. She explained the scope of authority of the State Auditor. She told the committee that the recommendations in the report are the result of financial, performance, and information technology audits conducted between July 2008 through June 2013.

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Greg Fugate, Audit Supervisor, Office of the State Auditor, discussed the various tables presented in the first few pages of the report, and provided additional background on the number of audit recommendations and the implementation of these recommendations. He told the committee that 45 percent of recommendations from July 2008 to June 2013 were related to financial audits. He discussed the number of performance and IT audit recommendations that agencies and departments agreed to implement.


03:53 PM

Marisa Neff, Audit Manager, Office of the State Auditor, referred the committee members to tab V of the report. She discussed HCPF's outstanding recommendations, and the actions taken to address these recommendations. She responded to committee questions about the length of time it takes a department to implement a recommendation. Ms. Neff then referred to tab VII regarding the unimplemented recommendations of DHS, and responded to questions from the committee. Mr. Fugate responded to committee questions regarding the time involved to implement audit recommendations.


04:00 PM

Ms. Neff continued by referring the committee to tab XV of the report regarding CDPHE's unimplemented recommendations. She discussed the recommendation related to the cash funds uncommitted reserves performance audit. Mr. Fugate responded to committee questions regarding the Medical Marijuana Cash Fund. He made closing remarks regarding the limited authority the State Auditor has in enforcing the implementation of the recommendations.