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State Organizational Structure that Handles Improper Payments in the Child Care Program

2. Provide a description (electronic copy, if available) of the organizational structure of the agency in your State that handles improper payments in the child care program. If available, please provide the web site address where it can be found.

As can be seen in Exhibit 2, 13 State agencies provide a narrative description of the their organizational structure (CA(DE), CA(DSS), GA, KS, KY, MD, MA, MN, MT, NH, NC, OH, UT). Twelve State agencies include an organizational chart, diagram or Web site address to describe their organizational structure (AZ, CA(DE), CA(DSS), CT, KS, KY, MA, MO, MT, NE, WA, WI). (See Appendix 2.)

The narrative descriptions and organization charts provided by 20 State agencies point to the establishment of State-level administrative units responsible for the oversight and monitoring of improper payments. Descriptions of these administrative units include: offices of program assessment and integrity; quality assurance and management evaluation; auditing and fiscal services, with responsibilities for accuracy reviews; monitoring and establishment of standards and processes regarding improper payments. County administered States report wider variation in handling or management of improper payment processing at the local level, with State agencies providing oversight.

Six State agencies did not provide a narrative description, organizational chart, or a Web site address (AL, DC, MS, OK, PR, WV).

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