Sec. 10.04.03.05. Grantee Responsibility

A. The grantee, provider, and local health departments shall provide full disclosure of all accounting, financial, and other records as needed, to the Audit Division during regular business hours of the audited organization.

B. The grantee, provider, and local health department shall retain all accounts and records of the grant or contract for a period of 5 years following the close of each fiscal year for audit by the Department.

C. Each primary grantee shall be responsible for auditing subgrantees in accordance with the chapter.

D. Each grantee shall maintain detailed accounting records as to receipts and expenditures of grant funds pertaining to the direct administration of the program. Each subgrantee is accountable to the primary grantee, who is responsible directly to the Division of Program Cost and Analysis of the Maryland Department of Health.

E. Revenues collected as a result of sale of goods and services rendered by persons or facilities receiving grant funds shall be credited to the grant program, and be applied as a reduction of the gross expenditures of the program. These revenues shall include fee collections, third-party payments, and proceeds from sales of goods obtained or manufactured with labor and materials paid for with grant funds. Revenues shall also include interest earned on deposited grant funds and contributions, with the exception of those contributions which are undesignated.

F. The grantee, provider, or local health department shall have the right to present additional information and evidence to support its position relative to the audit findings. This information and evidence may be presented at the exit conference or at any time before the issuance of the final audit report.