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Auditors review childcare grants, pharmacy dispensing fees and EBT vendor misuse; office seeks staffing and technology
Summary
Auditors told the committee they are vetting childcare grant allegations, auditing pharmacy dispensing fees where $10.50 dispensing fees are charged on over‑the‑counter prescriptions, and seeing patterns of EBT/vendor misuse; the office said it lacks 8–9 FTEs and recommended more staff and anomaly‑detection software.
The inspector’s office told the Public Health and Welfare committee it is investigating multiple non‑Medicaid issues that auditors and investigators have flagged, and it asked lawmakers for resources to expand work.
Childcare: Auditors described two recent allegations: one in which a neighbor reported seeing no children at a licensed childcare address, and another where about $1.7 million in grant funds intended for playground or construction work had unclear supporting evidence. The presenter said House Bill 2217 expanded…
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