Interim state auditor asks subcommittee to allow carry-forward of funds under Proviso 108105.8

Sue Moss, interim state auditor, told the Senate Constitutional Subcommittee that her office is requesting an amendment to Proviso 108105.8 to allow carry-forward funds to be used in the next fiscal year.

The request, presented during a subcommittee meeting, was the auditor’s only budget ask. Moss described the office’s structure and work areas, noting four divisions: state agency examinations, Medicaid examinations (which reviews nursing home cost reports for proper Medicaid payments), audit services (a flexible pool of staff), and an internal audit unit assigned to the Department of Transportation. The divisions are supported by an administration division.

Moss said the office was not seeking a baseline appropriation increase this year; instead it requested a proviso amendment so carry-forward money could continue into the next fiscal year. “That’s our ask,” she said during the presentation.

Committee members asked no substantive follow-up and no formal action or vote was recorded on the auditor’s request during the meeting.

Background: the auditor’s Medicaid examinations division performs reviews of nursing home cost reports to confirm Medicaid payments were made properly, and the audit services unit can be deployed across divisions. The internal audit function is housed at the Department of Transportation and serves that agency’s internal-audit needs.

The subcommittee did not take a vote on the proviso amendment request during the session. The chair closed the item and the meeting proceeded to the next presenter.