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Oversight of Construction Management Contracts (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Construction … a range of capital projects to improve these sites. In an effort to better ensure certain capital projects are … Parks occasionally contracts with firms that specialize in providing construction management (CM) services. In 2012, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-construction-management-contracts-followEmployee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Follow-Up)
… eligibility for appointment; non-competitive titles do not require an examination. For Transit-specific titles, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/26/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotions-followOversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… Program The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is responsible for developing regulations and providing guidance to assist … physicians or psychiatric nurse practitioners to use TMH for assessment and treatment services, followed in 2016 by … TMH practitioners. OMH also issued a blanket attestation for providers to complete that wished to offer TMH during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followOversight of School Safety Planning Requirements (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of School Safety Planning Requirements ( 2018-S-34 ). About the … learning environment in New York’s schools by preventing school violence and increasing the safety of students and teachers in school settings. Among its key provisions, the SAVE Act …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/13/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirements-followOversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… or procedures for Local Districts to follow in supervising all direct placement cases as it has for similar child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the recommendation included in our initial audit report, Processing of Sexual Offense … of Sexual Offense Evidence Kits (Executive Law), enacted in November 2016, set forth the procedures for processing … law enforcement agencies to submit all untested kits in their custody – regardless of age – to a forensic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followOversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention (Follow-Up)
… Corporation Act of 1969 to oversee the provision and delivery of comprehensive health care in New York City’s … Health and Hospitals generally complied with its policies for the screening of its direct hire and temporary nurses, it … date, are fingerprinted so they can be properly monitored for potential criminal activity. We also identified numerous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/03/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retention-followManaged Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance (Follow-Up)
… Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance (Report 2016-S-60 ). About the Program … Medicaid recipients may have additional sources of health care coverage (i.e., third-party health insurance, or TPHI), such as health insurance offered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-party-insurance-followOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste (Follow-Up)
… These weaknesses prevent proper monitoring and accounting for hazardous materials, compliance with legal requirements, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/30/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-waste-followDo Not Call Enforcement Efforts (Follow-Up)
… consumers to register their personal mobile and landline phone numbers on a central national registry to reduce … in 2001. Initially, New York consumers registered their phone numbers on a statewide registry. In 2003, the Federal … by State residents had more than doubled since 2014, the number of cases referred to counsel for further action …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/19/do-not-call-enforcement-efforts-followEmpire BlueCross – Controls Over Payments for Special Items (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Payments for Special Items (Report 2016-S-57 ). About the Program The … To assess the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/25/empire-bluecross-controls-over-payments-special-items-followCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… provides a variety of services related to areas such as licensing, uniform commercial code, and consumer protection. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-0Oversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services (Follow-Up)
… the extent to which the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) implemented the recommendations in … audit report, Oversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services (Report 2016-N-1 ). About the … providing transitional housing and services for eligible homeless families and individuals in New York City and for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/06/oversight-selected-fiscal-aspects-homeless-shelter-services-followCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
… state, and local governments, are exempt from the tax. New York also has a Motor Fuel Excise Tax (MFT) on gasoline and … on the same series of tax forms. Diesel and motor fuel distributors must be registered with the Department to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-taxMaximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities (Follow-Up)
… agencies and employment service providers were taking full advantage of NYESS and TTW to promote and place …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/20/maximizing-incentives-individuals-disabilities-followOversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… through September 2022. The audit found that OCFS could make improvements to child fatality and PQI reviews. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followArtificial Intelligence Governance
… and use policies for its surveillance tools in compliance with the NYC Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governanceCompliance With Special Education Requirements – Evaluations (Follow-Up)
… and one was not implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues discussed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/15/compliance-special-education-requirements-evaluations-followOversight of Chemical Dependence Residential Services (Follow-Up)
… and recovery programs providing services for over 680,000 New Yorkers each year, including inpatient and residential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/10/30/oversight-chemical-dependence-residential-services-followOversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Follow-Up)
… which provide many public benefits, including clean air and water, carbon storage, forest products (e.g., timber), … and a stable forest economy, in 1974, New York enacted Real Property Tax Law 480a – a tax incentive program (480a Program) for qualifying private forest landowners. The Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/05/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programs-follow