State Survey Analysis Report
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Elements Maintained by State Agencies to Describe Improper Payments
7. Which of the following elements, if any, has your State maintained?
All 25 State agencies maintain one or more of the following elements to describe improper payments. At least half of the State agencies report collecting information on clients or case characteristics or conducting reviews to describe improper payments. As shown in Exhibit 7, State agencies report using:
- Twelve State agencies collect information on other client and case characteristics (AZ, CT, GA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NC, WV, WI).
- Eleven State agencies regularly select and review a statistically valid sample of cases or payments (CA(DE), CA(DSS), CT, GA, KY, MD, NC, PR, UT, WV, WI).
- Seven State agencies calculate an improper payment rate (CA(DE), CA(DSS), CT, GA, KY, MD, MA).
- Seven State agencies report using other elements (CA(DE), CA(DSS), DC, MO, NC, OK, WA). (See Appendix 7.)
- Three 3 State agencies report “none” in response to this question (AL, KS, OH).
Exhibit 7. Elements Maintained by State agencies to Describe Improper Payments |
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| State | A statistically valid sample of cases or payments is regularly selected and reviewed | Improper payment rate is calculated | Information on other client and case characteristics are collected | Other | None |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | X | ||||
| Arizona | X | ||||
| California (DE) | X | X | X | ||
| California (DSS) | X | X | X | ||
| Connecticut | X | X | X | ||
| District of Columbia | X | ||||
| Georgia | X | X | X | ||
| Kansas | X | ||||
| Kentucky | X | X | |||
| Maryland | X | X | |||
| Massachusetts | X | ||||
| Minnesota | X | ||||
| Mississippi | X | ||||
| Missouri | X | X | |||
| Montana | X | ||||
| Nebraska | X | ||||
| New Hampshire | X | ||||
| North Carolina | X | X | X | ||
| Ohio | X | ||||
| Oklahoma | X | ||||
| Puerto Rico | X | ||||
| Utah | X | ||||
| Washington | X | ||||
| West Virginia | X | X | |||
| Wisconsin | X | X | |||
| Total: | 11 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 |