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The Auditor’s evaluation must contain no ambiguous language about potential unmitigated risks (e.g., stating that the Auditor has identified risks, or the prospective EDE Entity has mitigated the risks without a description of the risks or mitigation strategies).\u003Cbr>Complete screenshots that demonstrate all reviewed content without missing, obscured, or cut-off elements that are required to evaluate compliance with the requirements represented by the screenshot.\u003Cbr>All required rows, across all required tabs, of each toolkit are completed. Auditors should refer to the Auditor User Guide tab of each Toolkit to identify required tabs, columns, and rows.\u003Cbr>Risks identified during the course of the audit must be documented and explained, even if the EDE Entity has subsequently mitigated the risks (i.e., a history of initial risk identification and attempted mitigation through any and all subsequent reviews and mitigation attempts should be documented to enable CMS to understand the original and subsequent risks identified and how all risks were mitigated).\u003Cbr>The prospective EDE Entity may be required to continue engaging its Auditor after audit submission.\u003Cbr>– If the resubmission requires another audit of the requirement(s) in a template or a toolkit, the prospective EDE Entity is expected to engage its Auditor to confirm that the resubmitted requirement(s) is compliant. |\n\n\n| Toolkit & Template | Minimum Requirements for a Complete Audit |\n| --- | --- |\n| All Toolkits (continued) | – The Auditor may be expected to engage in a phone call with CMS to discuss its compliance determinations and applicable entity mitigation strategies.\u003Cbr>􀂃 Prospective EDE Entities and their Auditors must submit all requested re-audited documentation, when requested by CMS (i.e., resubmit the entire Business Audit Package). This ensures that CMS has the full submission of updated documents in one complete package.\u003Cbr>􀂃 Note: For any issues or risks identified during the completeness review that are attributable to CMS-confirmed Exchange defects, CMS will not hold prospective EDE Entities responsible for such defects; however, the prospective EDE Entity must confirm the defect exists with CMS help desk teams5F 6 and document that the issue exists in the applicable Toolkit or Business Audit Report. CMS may require the prospective EDE Entity demonstrate the required functionality once CMS has resolved the CMS-confirmed Exchange defect. For example, ifa prospective EDE Entity is unable to complete an API Functional Integration Toolkit test case due to a CMS-confirmed Exchange defect, CMS may require the EDE Entity to submit the test case in full once CMS has resolved the defect. |\n| Communications Toolkit | 􀂃 Complete screenshots that demonstrate compliance when the applicable requirements require screenshots to be provided as evidence under the Requirements tab in the toolkit.\u003Cbr>􀂃 EDE Entities of all phases must submit screenshots to support document upload requirements for all DMIs and SVIs6F 7. There are no phase-specific exceptions for the account management and document upload requirements.\u003Cbr>For any Communications Toolkit screenshots that involve multiple webpages or screens, EDE Entities must provide screenshots of all relevant webpages or screens (e.g., if the EDE Entity is providing a link to the consumer FAQs from the Communications Toolkit requirements, provide the screenshots of the link origin and dest","cbCaijcbqQrOfnEG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijcbqQrOfnEG","pdf",679640,27,"English","# Risks Identified\n## Risk Level\n## Risk Mitigation Strategy\n## Estimated Resolution Date\n# Toolkit & Template\n## Minimum Requirements for a Complete Audit\n## All Toolkits (continued)\n## Communications Toolkit\n## Application User Interface (UI) Toolkit\n## Eligibility Results Toolkit(s)\n## Screenshot and Application Flow Evidence Requirements","[{\"question\":\"What are the minimum requirements for a complete audit in the template?\",\"answer\":\"Provide complete auditor documentation with required columns, clear compliance determinations, documented risks and mitigation strategies, and fully visible screenshots showing all reviewed content. 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