1. Community Aids Reporting System (CARS): Getting Back to the Basics Debe Lavasseur Misty Johnson Wisconsin Human Services Financial Management Association (WHSFMA) 2014

2. AGENDA 101: Profiles 101: Agency Type 101: Report Period 101: Expense Reporting Final Expense Reports New Things Sources of Information

3. 101: PROFILES

4. PROFILES Identifies Program and Funding Profile Type A - Cash Adjustment D - Non-reimbursable E - Sum-sufficient F - Contract Controlled G - Allocating See handout: Helpful CARS Information

5. PROFILES Allocating Expense allocates to another profile(s) Ratios Missing ratios-- “Black hole” Rolling Expense rolls to another line if contract limit is reached Payment methods 0 or 3 Prepayments Funding Controls: 3 – 9 months See handout: Helpful CARS Information

6. PROFILES http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/bfs/CARS/CARSManual2011/TOC.htm

7. 101: AGENCY TYPE

8. AGENCY TYPE Three-digit code representing the year the contract ends and type of agency 4 10 Contract ends anytime in 2014 (changes every year) Agency is a DSS or HSD (stays the same) See handout: DHS Agency Type Chart

9. 101: REPORT PERIOD

10. REPORT PERIOD The month/year of expenses Expenses must fall within the contract period Example: If the contract ends in June expenses reported as July will not be recognized by CARS  --------------------------- Contract Period -----------------------------  Contract Start Date Contract End Date

11. REPORT PERIOD  ------ Type 410 ------  Contract Start Date Contract End Date  ------- Type 310 -------  Contract Start Date Contract End Date June 30, 2013 July 1, 2013 July 1, 2012 June 30, 2014 Profile 81xxx

12. 101: EXPENSE REPORTING

13. EXPENSE REPORTING NEW general report!! http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/bfs/CARS/index.htm No longer HS and IM forms If the same agency number, agency type, and report period all can be on one report Signatures/originals NOT required E-mail IS certification See handout: CARS Expenditure Report

14. EXPENSE REPORTING Report monthly By profile ID Whole dollars Prior month expenses are due by the last day of the current month Example: May expenses due by end of June One email = one month & year Subject line of email: 2-digit agency no – agency type(s) – report mnth yr – agency name Example: 73 – 410 - MAY14 – Wilson County

15. EXPENSE REPORTING Do this: 01 – 410/430 – May14 – Adams Co 04 – 425 – Feb14 – Bayfield Co 10 – 410/510/610 – Jan14 – Clark Co NOT this: 1 – 410/430 – May14/Apr14 – Adams Co 022 – 310/410 – Dec13/Jan14 – Grant Co

16. EXPENSE REPORTING CARS expense reports are: Original Additional Final Sent email = it’s entered Additional/Final Reports for DHS Only what has not previously been reported

17. EXPENSE REPORTING When will it be paid? http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/bfs/pdf/APP/Conadmi/con40p24.pdf See handout: CARS Processing Dates

18. EXPENSE REPORTING IM_RMS Direct Expense Report Make a separate report Profiles 400xxx series Reports sent to both DHS and DCF Employee count Shared cost FINAL shared cost report is a REPLACEMENT for both DHS & DCF

19. FINAL EXPENSE REPORTS

20. 2013 FINAL EXPENSE REPORTS Final report for CY State/County contracts due March 25th of the following year unless on a weekend - report by the following Monday Additional finals due May 15, 2014 After April CARS run: No further reporting on MA Waiver profiles Community Options Program (COP) Family Support Program (FSP) Birth to Three Final CARS run Last week of May or first week of June

21. NEW THINGS

22. New Parental Fee Profiles Was:Now: 140 – 166882 - 883 New CLTS Admin profiles Was:Now: 830 - 847876 - 881 New CLTS TPA non-reimbursable profiles Do not report on these profiles; captures information only Was:Now: 800 - 817870 - 875 See handouts: TPA FlowCharts

23. NEW THINGS TPA CFDA numbers for Non-Reimbursable Profiles Flow charts available on web Federal lines CFDA number: 93.778 Non-Federal lines CFDA number: 435.XXX (XXX is profile #) MFP, ICFMR, Legacy Waivers, FC Transition No change Reported on CARS, HSRS

24. SOURCES OF INFORMATION

25. CARS home page: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/bfs/CARS/index.htm http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/bfs/CARS/index.htm

26. SOURCES OF INFORMATION CARS Reports page: http://apps.health.wisconsin.gov/cars/GetIndexServlet

27. SOURCES OF INFORMATION State/County Funding and Contract Information: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/sca/

28. DHS CONTACTS CARS Laurie PalchikLaurie.Palchik@wi.gov 608-266-7267Laurie.Palchik@wi.gov Debe LavasseurDebe.Lavasseur@wi.gov 608-267-9577Debe.Lavasseur@wi.gov Patty KusudaPatricia.Kusuda@wi.gov 608-266-3603Patricia.Kusuda@wi.gov Misty JohnsonMisty.Johnson@wi.gov 608-267-9561Misty.Johnson@wi.gov Yvette SmithYvette.Smith@wi.gov 608-266-1697Yvette.Smith@wi.gov IM_RMS Kozue BushKozue.Bush@wi.gov 608-266-1592Kozue.Bush@wi.gov State/County Contract Lucinda Champion LucindaK.Champion@wi.govLucindaK.Champion@wi.gov 608-264-9890