(7) A payment for goods and services that does not
utilize or was not given available discounts.
"Office." The Office of State Inspector General.
"Payment." A payment, including a commitment for a future
payment, that is made by a Commonwealth agency or a contractor
with a Commonwealth agency and utilizes Federal or State funds.
ยง 1302. Assessment of improper payments.
(a) Assessment.--No less than once every two years, a
Commonwealth agency shall conduct an assessment of improper
payments ON ANY PROGRAM WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER FEDERAL LAW .
A Commonwealth agency shall conduct an initial assessment of
improper payments no later than 10 120 days after the effective
date of this section.
(b) Contents.--As part of the assessment under subsection
(a), a Commonwealth agency shall:
(1) Determine whether the programs operated by the
Commonwealth agency have a low, moderate or high risk of
resulting in improper payments . BASED ON EACH PROGRAM'S TOTAL
AMOUNT OF IMPROPER PAYMENTS IN DOLLARS AND TOTAL IMPROPER
PAYMENTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF EACH PROGRAM'S TOTAL
EXPENDITURES.
(2) Explain the reasons why the programs operated by the
Commonwealth have been assessed as having a low, moderate or
high risk of resulting in improper payments.
(3) Make recommendations for reducing improper payments.
(3) DISCOVER AND REPORT THE ROOT CAUSES OF IMPROPER
PAYMENTS WITHIN HIGH-RISK PROGRAMS.
(4) UTILIZE STATISTICAL SAMPLING AND EXTRAPOLATION TO
CALCULATE AN IMPROPER PAYMENT ERROR RATE FOR HIGH-RISK
PROGRAMS.
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