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The Ifonor,04 ri 11fi hort t. Humphrey I\1Il\\lll\11\\\\1l
United StaffL, Stnlate LM095929
Dear Senator Humphrey:
This letter is in res;ponse to your Novemtr 9, 173, request for
An invetiqat ion of the po';sttl, mIhi ' ipropria ted by the
/ Cnnores,, for I (-est 1ay eI , a r't 1,, f I I I t v forl _t Lir .nd
Ld -eatm.entr e'f+ G.. . i.+- vernmea-t of
. I h - i. s .ii .t Lof j .. 1 um ,.. Your of t( v, , e h',us ,' ' v rf.que; -ed that we
also examine staffing problems at ForwI ILvr ,nd v ep(urt to you as
.oon as possible.
Because of 1nadequacive (f the! , ( II ',.'l'cL: W , the
unavailability of accountinq rvcord,; fr Hh, i F.i Ity, ; id your need
for a timely re;,ponse, we selectwd a I imll, 1 'u:! : , f i ni ric i a 1
transac tions to ixa i ne. It mafny ciW re : ' ,iill, 1 r it. '_-x'rVfnIne these
transactions thoroutily hecauso el tfhr we coul d o(l, obtain supporting
documentation or thr avoilahlle a. munLin(j dut *i wii.-, c ir l ib1ble and
inaccurate.
We found that (1) improper ,xlVrtditures may have been made, (2)
acLounting controls appeared weak ,an(d accountinfj d-ta was inaccurate
and unrel iohle, (3) staff shortaq(,s re,,ulted in significant overtime
costs andI may be hindrring foret Haven's ability to provide suffic-
ient servi(,s 10 r-;id ,nts, and (4) delays in (jetting a grant program
underway rv,.tltm.r In the loss of use of grant funds because the grant
period expirc'J--a situation that may occur with other active grants.
BACKC;ROUNID
Forest h,-vrn i-. under the administrative jurisdiction of the
7, 25 Df striP.t. ,; M~.ntal IvIealth Ad,,, iniI ration, 0epartment of Human Resources.
foret Haven Via% (,,tabl ,h(2d to supplfment r
trt b ;n1f. -..a itlif)i Lb. abi].ititivcservices. The facility is
part of the Di.h if.t's Children's Center in Laurel, Marylan , and
cotmists of 15 re-,idential cottages, a 200-hed residence for ambulatory
patients, a 200-bed Infirmary, a school, and support buildings.
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