Audits rarely elicit smiles. But today I received good news regarding an annual federal government audit of DHR’s Child Support Enforcement Administration.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services recently completed a Data Reliability Review of Maryland’s performance indicator data for the previous fiscal year. This routine review found no significant delinquencies in the way Maryland calculates its child support collection performance and converts that data so that it conforms to federal reporting requirements.
Passing the Data Reliability Review is critical because the State would otherwise not have been awarded incentive funds. Such funds are used to finance contracts that provide essential services to the child support program and benefit all local offices.
This is welcome news for the department as we work to make Maryland a top 10 state for child support collection. I’d like to thank the DHR employees who assisted the auditors with their review and everyone who works diligently to ensure our families are getting the financial support they need and deserve.
