§9915 Corrective action; termination and reduction of funding

Summary

If a State finds after a final review that a funded organization is not following its agreement or meeting state standards, the State must tell the organization what is wrong and make it fix the problem. The State must offer training and help and send a report to the Secretary about that help, or explain why help is not appropriate. The State can let the organization create and begin a quality improvement plan within 60 days of being told. The State must approve or reject that plan within 30 days and, after giving notice and a hearing, can start steps to end the organization’s designation or cut its funding if the problem is not fixed. If the State decides to end designation or reduce funding, the Secretary will review that decision if asked and must finish the review within 90 days after getting all needed papers; if not finished, the State’s decision becomes final at the end of the 90th day. If the State breaks certain required promises and cuts funds before the State hearing and the Secretary review are completed, the Secretary may give money directly to the affected organization until the problem is fixed, and the State’s next appropriate grant will be reduced by the same amount.