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Northstar Care II – Fiscal Reports and
Begin Fiscal Reconciliation
AMSSA 2015 – Northstar Care For Children – Session II
6/12/15 1
Presenters:
John Sellen, Northstar Care
Theresa Hill, SSIS
Sue Nelson, SSIS
Alexia Kjos, SSIS
Laura Arleth, SSIS
Deb Jensen, Former Financial Operations Division
John Glisczinski, Scott
Leon Anderson, Ottertail
NC4C Session #2 Topics1. Overview of Session #2
2. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Concepts
3. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Inputs Concepts
4. Inputs: Fiscal Reporting by Agencies
5. Inputs: Fiscal “Reporting” by DHS
6. Inputs: Historic Data
7. Reporting and Processing Schedule
8. Resources and Questions
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Overview of all Three Sessions These three sessions are designed to work
together, each building on the last But you can stop after the second and still have
something worthwhile Session #1 included an overview and some review,
with a special focus on proofing fiscal reports Session #2 focuses on inputs into the Northstar
Care Fiscal Reconciliation process: fiscal reports, DHS expenditures, historical data, etc.
Session #3 goes in-depth into the process and outputs of Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation
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Overview of Session #2 Today Our Session #2 today will start with Northstar
Care Fiscal Reconciliation concepts We introduce a simplified 5-county model We use that model to illustrate the three most
important types of inputs:Fiscal ReportsDHS “Reporting”Historic Data
We end with the planned processing schedule
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NC4C Session #2 Topics1. Overview of Session #2
2. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Concepts
3. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Inputs Concepts
4. Inputs: Fiscal Reporting by Agencies
5. Inputs: Fiscal “Reporting” by DHS
6. Inputs: Historic Data
7. Reporting and Processing Schedule
8. Resources and Questions
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Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Concepts
Counties and tribes pay about the same amount as they would have paid without Northstar Care
Northstar Care is more expensive Additional federal funds and state funds pay for
these extra phase-in costs Avoid anomalies and distortions Trend forward costs from 2011-2014 historical
data Use the two fundamental calculations
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Trends in 2011-2014The nonfederal portion of permanency
expenditures (Adoption Assistance, RCA, and MnPD) went up slightly 2011-2014
From 2009-2012, the nonfederal portion of foster care expenditures went down
But from 2012-2014 (most of the 2011-2014 period), the nonfederal portion of foster care expenditures went up
We trend this data forward
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State/Local Shares to BeginTrending the nonfederal portion of all of
these expenditures forward, our preliminary estimates show that in the absence of Northstar Care, there would have been a split like this:40% state60% local
If that is borne out, that’s where Northstar Care will start
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State/Local Shares Adjust for Phase-in
As Northstar Care phases in, the state share will slowly increase
Preliminary estimates show by 2019 a split like this:44% State share56% Local share
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Two Fundamental Calculations
This 40/60 split (or whatever it turns out to be) is used in the first of the two fundamental calculations
Two fundamental calculations:
1. State/Local Share Calculation
2. Proportionate Share Calculation
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State/Local Share CalculationThe first calculation compiles the
nonfederal portion of all expenditures by DHS and all county and tribal agencies
This really big number is split between the state share and local share
This uses the 40/60 split (or whatever the figures turn out to be)
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Done First to Avoid Cost Shifting
The state/local share calculation is done first to prevent cost shifting from the state to local agenciesThe state/local share calculation will
either be done for all agencies together, or perhaps separately for all the counties and then for the AICWI tribes
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Local Proportionate Share Calculation The second fundamental calculation is the
Local Proportionate Share Calculation It starts with the entire nonfederal local
share from the first calculation and splits this big number among all the agencies Or we might be doing it separately for the counties and for
the AICWI tribes
In either case, the split is based on each agency’s average proportion from the 2011-2014 historical data
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Invoices & Payments
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At the end of the process we know: The total amount of payments issued by the agency
during the quarter
The total Title IV-E revenue for the quarter
The agency share for the quarter
If the agency issued more than their share DHS sends money for the State Share of Foster Care
If the agency issued less than their share DHS invoices the agency for the Local Share of
Permanency
InvoicePay $$
NC4C Session #2 Topics1. Overview of Session #2
2. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Concepts
3. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Input Concepts
4. Inputs: Fiscal Reporting by Agencies
5. Inputs: Fiscal “Reporting” by DHS
6. Inputs: Historic Data
7. Reporting and Processing Schedule
8. Resources and Questions
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Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Inputs
Inputs include: Historical data 2011-2014, trended forward Current expenditures by your agency, by
other agencies, and by DHS Current Title IV-E earned by your agency, by
other agencies, and by DHS Adjustments to avoid anomalies and
distortions
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Historical Data 2011-2014
Historical data is important: It’s easy to see how important the
historical data is to the Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation process
The historical data is the basis for both of the two fundamental calculations
You’ve had a chance to request adjustments to avoid anomalies and distortions
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Current Expenditures Current expenditures come from fiscal reports: The Child Foster Care Report The RCA Report The Minnesota Permanency Demonstration Project
(MnPD) Report DHS equivalent fiscal “reports”
Hint: Proofing tabs on reports, are very important to the Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation process: You have a chance to correct errors for four quarters prior
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Current Title IV-E Earnings By Federal Financial Participation (FFP) Rate: The Child Foster Care Report uses the FFP
Rate to calculate Title IV-E earnings When DHS pays Title IV-E, it nets off child
support and the Title IV-E recoveries entered on the Child Foster Care Report The Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation uses the
Title IV-E Revenue before child support and Title IV-E recoveries are netted off
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Adjustments to Avoid Anomalies & Distortions
DHS is directed by statute to avoid anomalies and distortions
Adjustments can be made to avoid anomalies and distortions
Examples of adjustments include:Historical data adjustmentsState/local split adjustmentsProportionate share adjustments
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NC4C Session #2 Topics1. Overview of Session #2
2. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Concepts
3. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Input Concepts
4. Inputs: Fiscal Reporting by Agencies
5. Inputs: Fiscal “Reporting” by DHS
6. Inputs: Historic Data
7. Reporting and Processing Schedule
8. Resources and Questions
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State of Disco-Tech (aka DHS)
For our example, our pretend state, Disco-Tech, has only 5 agenciesOur agency is the
Sunshine Agency
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Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation ExampleOur scenario uses all 5 agency’s inputs,
Disco-tech (DHS) state inputs, and historic dataUses simplified, very small numbers The way it works is the same, but it’s easier to see
the results if we look at just 5 agencies with small numbers, instead of 80+ agencies
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Agency Inputs
What Is Included In Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation process? Local agency information from three reports:
RCA ReportChild Foster Care Report (CFC Report)Minnesota Permanency Demonstration Project
(MnPD) Report MnPD counties include Carlton, Dakota, Hennepin &
Ramsey
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Relative Custody Assistance (RCA) Report The RCA program has closed
Children still receiving RCA benefit payments are in the Legacy program
The RCA Report is due quarterly Eligible amounts on the RCA Report will be
included in the Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation
RCA reimbursement will now be rolled into the Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation process
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RCA Report
What is INCLUDED? RCA claims that are reported quarterly
Eligible amounts based on the RCA Worksheet in effect for the service dates
What is EXCLUDED? Payments not claimed on the RCA report
No RCA Worksheet in effect for the dates of RCA service
Non-eligible amounts on RCA claims For example, the amount of the payment exceeds the
Monthly RCA Payment Amount on the RCA Worksheet in effect for the service dates
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RCA Report
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Avoid the Fiscal Implications of “Bad Data”
Run proofing Verify the child still lives with relative
custodian Verify the address of the relative custodian Verify the RCA Worksheets continue to be
completed
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RCA Report & Commissioner Transitions
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Children receiving the RCA benefit payments will either:
Age out of the RCA program, or become ineligible for RCA, or…
Be selected by the Commissioner to transition to Northstar Kinship Assistance (NKA)
Commissioner Transitions to NKA Children under age 16 may be selected to transition to
Northstar Kinship Assistance Special consideration is given to children with high
assessment needs, and to sibling groups to transition all of the siblings within the same home at the same time
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RCA Commissioner Transitions These transitions are initiated by DHS
DHS will contact your agency when we are ready to initiate each group of your kids for commissioner transitions
Coordination at the local level is critical!Select a point person to coordinate the county end of
the process
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Refer to the Worker Mentor meeting Information page on County Link for training
materials on Commissioner Transitions.
Commissioner Transitions - RCA New RCA Report
Proofing Message for Commissioner’s Transitions Coming in a future
release When the Transition
Status is “Transition complete,” RCA Payments for service dates after the “Create Date” CANNOT be reimbursed
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Child Foster Care Report (CFC Report) This report replaces the Title IV-E Abstract Report
and allows local agencies to claim and receive Title IV-E reimbursement
This report also allows local agencies to report costs that will be included in the Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation, which also includes costs for non-Title IV-E children
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Child Foster Care Report
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Child Foster Care Claim
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For more detail on Child Foster Care Report, refer to V15.1.5 release training materials
on SSIS Fiscal CountyLink training site.
Child Foster Care ReportIncluded for Title IV-E Claims
Payments for Title IV-E eligible children in licensed foster care settings:
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Family Foster HomesGroup Residential
FacilitiesChildren’s Residential
Treatment Facilities Initial ClothingChildcare
Supervised Independent Living (SIL)
SIL settings do not need to be licensed
Educational TransportationRule 4 Placing Agency
Admin Fees
Child Foster Care ReportIncluded for Northstar Claims
Both Title IV-E & non-Title IV-E eligible children Payments for family foster care homes
BRASS Service 180 & 181 Basic per diem + Supplemental per diem
Educational Transportation costs
Includes licensed homes Includes unlicensed homes for the first 6 months of
placement in the home
Payments for extended foster care in supervised independent living (EFC-SIL) settings BRASS Service 188
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Child Foster Care ReportExcluded from Northstar Claims Payments for group foster care settings
BRASS Service 171, 183, 185, & 483
Maintenance payments for unlicensed homes after 6 months of placement in the home
Initial Clothing Additional Childcare - BRASS Service 214 Rule 4 Placing Agency Admin Fees
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Minnesota Permanency Demonstration Project (MnPD) Report
What is INCLUDED? All MnPD payments Reported Quarterly
What is EXCLUDED? Nothing from the
MnPD report is excluded
Counties involved with MnPD have been reporting the necessary elements since it started in 2005
No changes are planned at this time for MnPD reporting
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Treating Fiscal Reports as Inputs: Maximizing RevenueIn particular:
Make sure all applicable information is entered in SSISDo proofing to include all eligible expenditures on the
Child Foster Care Report and the RCA ReportComplete Title IV-E eligibility determinationsComplete the licensing process within the first 6
months of placementKeep MAPCY assessments up-to-date
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Current Quarter Agency Inputs – All 5 Agencies
Agency ExpendituresQ1 2015
Family Foster Care and EFC-SIL(CFC Report)
Relative Custody Assistance (RCA Report)
MN Permanency Demonstration Project (MnPD Report)
TOTAL Agency Issued Payments
BeeGee $49.00 $3.00 $0.00 $52.00
Pointer $146.00 $3.00 $0.00 $149.00
Sledge $144.00 $12.00 $0.00 $156.00
Summer $5.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5.00
Sunshine $334.00 $8.00 $22.00 $364.00
TOTAL All Agency Issued Payments
$726.00
NC4C Session #2 Topics1. Overview of Session #2
2. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Concepts
3. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Inputs Concepts
4. Inputs: Fiscal Reporting by Agencies
5. Inputs: Fiscal “Reporting” by DHS
6. Inputs: Historic Data
7. Reporting and Processing Schedule
8. Resources and Questions
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DHS InputsExpenditures IncludedAdoption Assistance
Legacy AA PaymentsNorthstar Adoption Assistance (NAA)
Payments
Kinship AssistanceNorthstar Kinship Assistance (NKA) Payments
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Current Quarter DHS Inputs – on behalf of all 5 Agencies
DHS ExpendituresQ1 2015
Adoption Assistance
Northstar Kinship Assistance
TOTAL DHS Issued Payments
BeeGee $49.00 $1.00 $50.00
Pointer $193.00 $0.00 $193.00
Sledge $108.00 $5.00 $113.00
Summer 9.00 $0.00 $9.00
Sunshine $190.00 $14.00 $204.00
TOTAL All DHS Issued Payments $569.00
NC4C Session #2 Topics1. Overview of Session #2
2. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Concepts
3. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Inputs Concepts
4. Inputs: Fiscal Reporting by Agencies
5. Inputs: Fiscal “Reporting” by DHS
6. Inputs: Historic Data
7. Reporting and Processing Schedule
8. Resources and Questions
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What is Determined From the Historic Data? Proportionate Share for each agency Total Agency Nonfederal Expenditures for
each agencyTrending Agency historic nonfederal portion forward
Total State Nonfederal Expenditures for DHSTrending DHS historic nonfederal portion forwardEstimated Extra Phase-in Costs
State/Local nonfederal share
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Determine the Agency Proportionate Share The Agency Proportionate Share is the 2nd
Fundamental calculation for the Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Process
To determine the Agency Proportionate Shares: 1. Compile the historic data
2. Adjust as needed
3. Net off Title IV-E revenue
4. Compare the averages for each agency to the total amount
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Proportionate Share – Step 1
Compile the historic data for Foster Care Expenditures Includes calendar years 2011-2014Includes Federal Title IV-E revenueReview data and request any needed
adjustments
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Proportionate Share – Step 1Foster Care Expenditures Table: Total of 16 quarters Each agency column has two
rows at the bottom Formula for Average
Average of all 16 quarters for agency
Formula for Proportion Agency Average / TOTAL column
Average
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BeeGee expenditures represent a little more than 7% of the TOTAL,
Sunshine expenditures represents 47.5% or nearly ½ the TOTAL.
Proportionate Share – Step 2
Foster Care Expenditure Adjustments Table: Many agencies
requested adjustments Typically small
adjustments to do with coding errors, children supervised by Corrections with no Title IV-E Agreement/umbrella, etc.
Most adjustments were expenditure reductions, but a few were increases
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Proportionate Share – Step 2
Adjusted Foster Care Expenditures Table: The approved
adjustments are netted against the expenditures to derive the adjusted expenditures
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Proportionate Share – Step 2
MN Permanency Demonstration Project Expenditures: In Disco-Tech State,
only Sunshine county participates in MnPD
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Proportionate Share – Step 2
Foster Care + MnPD Expenditures: This amount needs to
be added to History Data
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Note: Once MnPD expenditures and Adjustments were added, the Proportion % have changed.
Sunshine county Proportion has increased from 47.53080% on table 1 to 47.88365%.
Proportionate Share – Step 3
Federal Title IV-E Earnings (Foster Care & MnPD): These are the full FFP
earnings, not the amount net of child support, fees, and other recoveries that is actually disbursed to agencies by DHS
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Netting off Title IV-E earnings yields the Nonfederal Portion of total agency expenditures
Proportionate Share – Step 4Nonfederal Foster Care & MnPD Expenditures: The Proportion figures
of this table are the historic Proportionate Shares used in the Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Process
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Note: After netting off Title IV-E, BeeGee & Sunshine Proportionate %’s have changed again.
Agency Proportionate Shares
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These % are used for the 2nd Fundamental Calculation – Agency Proportionate SharesHere are our Agency Shares for our scenarios
Determine the Total Agency Nonfederal Expenditures
To determine the Total Nonfederal Expenditures:
1. Compile the historic data
2. Adjust as needed
3. Net off Title IV-E revenue
4. Trend the nonfederal expenditures forward
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Hint: The first 3 steps are the same for determining the Proportionate Share and Total Nonfederal Expenditures.
Determine the Total Agency Nonfederal Expenditures– Step 4
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The Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation process calls for the historic data to be adjusted based on trendsThe trend adjustments are at the aggregate level for all
agencies vs. the state share, not for each individual agency
Smaller agencies can have large swings in caseloads and expenditures, so instead the trends take statewide shifts into account
Determine the Total Agency Nonfederal Expenditures– Step 4
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Trending Agency Historic Nonfederal Forward: The trendline suggests that $600 is the expected nonfederal agency expenditures for the next
quarter This figure is used to represent Total Local Nonfederal Expenditures in determining the State/Local
Share (1st fundamental calculation)
Total State Nonfederal Expenditures
To determine the State Total Nonfederal Expenditures:
1. Compile the historic data
2. Adjust as needed
3. Net off Title IV-E revenue
4. Trend the nonfederal expenditures forward
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Hint: The first 3 steps are still the same…
State Total Nonfederal Expenditures – Steps 1-3
DHS is the only relevant state entity Can be done on one table for all State
expendituresRCA
Prior to 2015 RCA was 100% reimbursed by DHS
Functions as a State expenditure for History
In 2015, RCA is an agency expenditure
MnPD
Legacy Adoption Assistance
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DHS State Expenditures: Formula for STATE
TOTAL column SUM of (RCA + MnPD
+ Non-Federal AA)
Almost done… need to trend DHS nonfederal amount forward
State Total Nonfederal Expenditures – Steps 1-3
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Trending DHS Historic Nonfederal Forward: The trendline
suggests that $380 is the expected nonfederal DHS expenditures for the next quarter
State Total Nonfederal Expenditures – Step 4
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Using the trendlines for the expected Nonfederal expenditures means the State/Local Share would be… State trendline = $380
State Share would be 39%
Agency trendline = $600Agency Share would be 61%
State/Local Share - 1st fundamental calculation
However, there is one more step before the State/Local share is complete!
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Final step to calculate the State/Local Share: Need to estimate the extra phase-in costs
because Northstar Care is more expensive than the previous legacy programs In our example, the additional costs are estimated to be
$20That $20 is added to the Total State Nonfederal
Expenditures$380 + $20 = $400 Total State Nonfederal Share
Now can derive the State/Local Share
State/Local ShareUsed in the 1st Fundamental Calculation
State/Local Share
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We now have the historic data input for the two fundamental calculations
HOORAY!!!!!!!!!
NC4C Session #2 Topics1. Overview of Session #2
2. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Concepts
3. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Scenarios
4. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Inputs Concepts
5. Inputs: Fiscal Reporting by Agencies
6. Inputs: Fiscal “Reporting” by DHS
7. Inputs: Historic Data
8. Reporting and Processing Schedule
9. Resources and Questions
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Reporting and Processing ScheduleThere are two different schedules:What’s in place now?
What are the plans for the future?
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Current Schedule in Place Fiscal reports are due the 20th of the FIRST
month after each reporting quarter January 20, April 20, July 20, October 20
DHS will process and pay Title IV-E reimbursements in the MIDDLE month February, May, August, November
Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation will take its own sweet time… Weeks and frankly even months after reports are submitted We’d rather get it right than get it fast
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Schedule for the Future Fiscal reports still due the 20th of the
FIRST month after each reporting quarter January 20, April 20, July 20, October 20
DHS will process and pay Title IV-E reimbursements in the MIDDLE month February, May, August, November
Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation will be completed in the LAST month of the quarter following the reporting quarter March, June, September, December
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Final Fiscal ReconciliationAs part of the usual Title IV-E processing,
DHS looks at the previous five quarters and makes all needed adjustments each quarter for all five of those quarters
Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation involves so many moving parts that it’s not practical to follow this model, essentially running the process five times for each quarter
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Fiscal Reconciliation Twice Instead, we plan to do the fiscal
reconciliation twice for each quarter: Once soon after the quarter endsA second and final time a year later
As part of this final reconciliation, an agency may receive a payment or an invoice It would only involve whatever net difference emerges
after everything has been finalized
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Twice is Twice as Nice If there are missing items,
errors or corrections for a particular quarter, they can be included in any of the subsequent quarter’s reports
However, they wait until the final Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation of the quarter in which they were paid
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Final Reconciliation Involves All Agencies & DHS Please note that the Northstar Care Fiscal
Reconciliation process involves all agencies, DHS and their data
Even if your agency made no changes, other agencies’ changes will likely have an impact on your agency’s final results for each quarter It may be small, but it will occurThat’s the nature of the process It’s just a little messy that way
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Thoughts From County Panel Members
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NC4C Session #2 Topics1. Overview of Session #2
2. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Concepts
3. Northstar Care Fiscal Reconciliation Inputs Concepts
4. Inputs: Fiscal Reporting by Agencies
5. Inputs: Fiscal “Reporting” by DHS
6. Inputs: Historic Data
7. Reporting and Processing Schedule
8. Federal Title IV-E Processing
9. Resources and Questions
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What is Covered in Session 3?
Session #3 goes in-depth into the process and outputs of Northstar Care Fiscal ReconciliationReview of ProcessGlimpse into “in process” views of SSIS
outputsDiscussion on how to make sense of
the outputs
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Northstar Care For Children Resources
Northstar Policy Resources
Website CountyLink > DHS Program
Resources > Northstar Care for Children
Email [email protected]
Northstar Care Call Line 651-431-4485
SSIS Application Help Resources
Website CountyLink > DHS Program
Resources > DHS Systems & IT Updates > SSIS resources
SSIS Help Desk Email [email protected]
SSIS Help Desk Phone 651-431-4801
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QUESTIONS
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