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Forensic Audit of Select Payroll and Overtime Practices and Related Transactions (Follow-Up)

… in our initial report, Forensic Audit of Select Payroll and Overtime Practices and Related Transactions (2010-S-60). Background Our initial report, issued on November 9, 2011, determined that certain Metro-North … initial report. Of the six prior audit recommendations, two were implemented, two were partially implemented, and two …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/18/forensic-audit-select-payroll-and-overtime-practices-and-related-transactions-follow

Bus Driver Licensing (Follow-Up)

… meet the requirements of Article 19-A, but were allowed to drive buses transporting an estimated 8,400 passengers on a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/21/bus-driver-licensing-follow

Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Follow-Up)

… the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s (OTDA) Fair Hearing process was used only as necessary. The audit … through September 30, 2013. We found that HRA applied a fair and consistent assessment process when determining … and costly, and in some cases unnecessary, OTDA Fair Hearings. These hearings were unnecessary because the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/benefit-eligibility-assessment-process-follow

Access-A-Ride Accident Claims (Follow-Up)

… initial report, issued on April 24, 2014, determined that between 2008 and 2012 the overall demand for AAR service increased, but … carrier standards for such things as Commercial Driver’s Licensing, drug and alcohol testing, and training. However, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/13/access-ride-accident-claims-follow

United HealthCare – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Follow-Up)

… Department of Financial Services. On December 10, 2015, William Davis, former owner Davis Ethical Pharmacy, pleaded … in the Second Degree in Nassau County District Court. William Davis was sentenced on February 9, 2016 and made … we did not test, and formally assess the conduct of William Davis. Key Finding United officials made progress …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/united-healthcare-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacy

Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)

… and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Report 2010-S-64). Background The Department of … operated two office locations in Brooklyn, NY. Other dentists who reportedly practiced at the offices included: …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentists-follow

Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2012 Through June 30, 2012 (Follow-Up)

… made in our audit report, New York State Health Insurance Program: Empire BlueCross BlueShield Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2012 Through June …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-january-1-2012-through

Assessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013

… Firefighters’ and the Volunteer Ambulance Workers’ Benefit Laws. We performed our audit pursuant to legislative mandates … and nonoccupational disabilities and sickness. Coverage for these benefits, with limited exception, is to be … and self-insured political subdivisions of the State. Key Findings The Board has adequate procedures in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-two-fiscal-years-ended-march-31

Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-95

… eligibility for payroll Deduction Code 300, MetLife Whole Life Insurance. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Unit SK …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-95-change-eligibility-metlife-whole-life-insurance-certain

Outstanding Violations (Follow-Up)

… York City Department of Buildings (Department) managers did not have effective systems in place to ensure hazardous … quickly. As a result, some Class 1 violations remained open for as long as six months before the Department followed … delays placed the public at risk. We further found that when inspections did take place, almost half of the time (47 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-follow

Opinion 2001-2

… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … be credited with twenty-five points); (granting of points for one activity conditioned upon accumulation of points in … on the accumulation of points in another category. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the criteria, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2

Opinion 2001-4

… plus hourly rate for revaluation work to be performed by appointive assessor); (salary increase for appointive … A town board may supersede Town Law §27(1) and provide by local law for compensation of an appointive assessor by a … of Waterloo , 245 AD2d 1079, 667 NYS2d 553 mot for lv to app dsmd 91 NYS2d 957, 671 NYS2d 717; Benjamin v Town of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4

Opinion 2000-7

… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Interest in Contract (fire commissioner as officer and stockholder of company … officer and owner of 33 1/3% of the stock of a corporation would have a prohibited interest in a contract for snow … abstains from voting on matters relating to the contract. You ask whether a member of a fire district board of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-7

State Agency Small-Dollar Purchases (Follow-Up)

… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … which was issued on September 9, 2010, our objectives were to determine the extent to which State agencies process …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/21/state-agency-small-dollar-purchases-follow

Procurement and Contracting Practices (Follow-Up)

… practices of the New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), formerly known as the New York State Office for Technology, resulted in the best value for taxpayers, … Public Officers Law. ITS plays a significant strategic and technology procurement role in State government. ITS is …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/procurement-and-contracting-practices-follow

Safety of Infrastructure (Follow-Up)

… (Parks) was maintaining its infrastructure to preserve park safety by properly inspecting and repairing any … that many infrastructure issues existed throughout the park system. As of October 2010, there was a backlog of over …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/safety-infrastructure-follow

Management of Energy Consumption (Follow-Up)

… None Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest Office of Mental Health: Compliance with Executive Order 111 Purchase of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/management-energy-consumption-follow

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-309

… agencies that CUNY employees may now elect to participate in the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan. Background … approved the participation of the University’s employees in the State of New York’s Deferred Compensation Plan. Prior … plan only. Employees will now be eligible to participate in a 403B plan as well as the 457 Plan. The third party …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-309-cuny-employees-eligible-participate-new-york-state-deferred