When is a self-insurer not responsible for an audit fee?

When is a self-insurer not responsible for an audit fee?

• A. When it is a routine audit conducted in state
• B. When the audit is a private audit
• C. When the self-insured amount is under threshold
• D. Never

Answer: (A)

In this setting, routine audits conducted within the state are covered as part of the state’s oversight of the self-insurance program, so the self-insurer isn’t charged for those fees. The cost burden falls on the self-insurer for non-routine or private audits (and typically for audits outside the routine state framework). The idea isn’t based on the self-insured amount, so the option about a threshold doesn’t apply, and it isn’t that audits are never charged.

In this setting, routine audits conducted within the state are covered as part of the state’s oversight of the self-insurance program, so the self-insurer isn’t charged for those fees. The cost burden falls on the self-insurer for non-routine or private audits (and typically for audits outside the routine state framework). The idea isn’t based on the self-insured amount, so the option about a threshold doesn’t apply, and it isn’t that audits are never charged.