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12 <br />Consolidated Agreement -M 1 Page 9 of 19 <br />c. Expenditures of federal funds must be reported according to the funding period for a grant. Care <br />must be taken to be attentive to the service month/payment months for each grant as well as the <br />ending settlement date for a grant. (For example, a grant which ends November 30 will. have 6 <br />service/payment months charged against it: 1) June 2010 service month/paid in July; 2) July service <br />month/paid in August; 3) August service month/paid in September•, 4) September service <br />month/paid in October; 5) October service month/ paid in November; and 6) November service <br />month/paid either in December, or before the ending date of that grant's settlement period. In this <br />example the remaining 6 service/payment months will be December service month/paid in January <br />through May service month/paid in June, 2011.) For each Grant, the budgetary estimate, funding <br />authorization and agreement addendum will have service/payment month dates listed <br />d. The Department shall submit the final LHD Expenditure Report (Electronic, via the Aid-to- <br />Counties Website) for all programs to the DHHS Controller's Office according to the schedule <br />published annually in November or December for the next Calendar Year by the DHHS <br />Controller's Office. The May Services/Paid in June will be the final report period paid from <br />the SFY. Services provided in June and reported in July will be paid out of the next SFY. <br />e. The Department shall have the opportunity to submit amended expenditure reports as soon as the <br />error is discovered. A Department Should Not Wait To Submit All Adjustments With The Invoice <br />Submitted To The Controller's Office At The End Of May As That Will Not Allow Sufficient Time <br />For Verification Of The Adjustments Before The Last Payment In The State Fiscal Year. <br />1) In accordance with item 4.c, above, each department must be mindful to keep current on <br />reporting adjustments against federal funds to ensure such adjustment is received in time to be <br />paid within the grant period for that grant. <br />2) The Department shall review their prior reimbursement claims against payments monthly. <br />3) Amended reports (with the exception of WIC, FP and SFSP) must be submitted no later than <br />the next reporting date after the grant period ends in order to be paid. (Example: if the grant <br />period ends 9/30/10, the amended report must be received by the Controller's Office no later <br />than the next reporting date after that — i.e., October's reporting date.) <br />4) The only adjustments, if any, that should be submitted with the May service expenditure report <br />submitted in June would be any missed on the prior month's claim. If a department waits until <br />the May service month expenditure report submission to report adjustments, the DHHS <br />Controller's Office cannot guarantee those adjustments can be verified in time for the June <br />payment. <br />5) Any overpayments identified by either the State or the Department will be adjusted out of the <br />next month's claim for reimbursement by the DHHS Controller's Office. There is no provision <br />to carry forward funds from one State Fiscal Year to another; therefore, any adjustment not <br />included in the June (or earlier if grant period expires during the fiscal year) payment should be <br />paid from local funds. If reported to the State as an adjustment, the payment will come from <br />(and will therefore, reduce) the allocation for the next fiscal year. <br />f. The Department shall submit requests for payment for services provided under 10A NCAC 45.A <br />rules to the Claims Processing Unit, Purchase of Medical Care Services, DHHS Controller's Office. <br />g. The Department shall submit requests for reimbursement for nurse training to the Public Health <br />Nursing and Professional Development Unit. Form 3300 — Public Health Nurse Training Activity <br />must be used as the invoice for payment. <br />