Connecticut Often Did Not Comply With Federal Adoption Assistance Requirements (A-01-12-02507)

November 30, 2013
Connecticut Often Did Not Comply With Federal Adoption Assistance Requirements (A-01-12-02507)
The federal Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed 291 adoptee payment records submitted in 2009 and 2010 for federal Title IV-E adoption assistance payments by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF). The OIG conducted the review following a state audit (Connecticut’s A-133 Single State Audit) which found that DCF did not always document criminal record checks adequately. The OIG sought to determine whether DCF complied with federal requirements in claiming adoption assistance payments for . . .