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Town of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)

… Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings One Board member is the … the Board member had a prohibited conflict of interest in the welding company’s contracts with the Town pursuant to … Adopt procedures to help prevent prohibited interests in contracts. Town officials generally agreed with our …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148

XII.6.D Paying a Single Payment Vendor – XII. Expenditures

… agencies how to make a payment to a single payment vendor in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). Specific agencies … Management Unit (VMU) does not maintain their information in the Statewide Vendor File. Therefore, the agency must request a single payment vendor ID from the VMU in order to process a single payment voucher. The VMU will …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6d-paying-single-payment-vendor

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1003

… procedures and provide a revised Payroll Certification Form. AC 3202 Affected Employees All State Agencies … Agency Representative. A completed Payroll Certification Form affirms that an Agency Representative has reviewed and … OSC on an AC 2822 which will be kept on file at OSC. This form must include the name, title and signature of each …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1003-payroll-certification-legal-obligations

DiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Arrested for Scheme to Defraud the New York State Health Insurance Plan

… Bradshaw, an officer manager for numerous doctors’ offices in Manhattan, for her alleged role in a long-term scheme to defraud the New York State Insurance … NY, worked as an office manager for multiple doctors in Manhattan. Her husband was a New York State employee, and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-arrested-scheme-defraud-new-york-state-health-insurance-plan

Medicaid Overpayments for Certain Medicare Part C Claims (Follow-Up)

… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Medicaid Overpayments for … Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients are also enrolled in Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the … services provided to enrollees. For individuals enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare Part C, plan providers bill …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/08/medicaid-overpayments-certain-medicare-part-c-claims-follow

Medicaid Program – Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Under Managed Care

… collections on drugs dispensed to individuals enrolled in Medicaid managed care. The audit covered the period from October 1, 2011 to June 30, 2014. Background In 1990, Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program … from drug manufacturers. The Affordable Care Act, enacted in 2010, extended prescription drug rebates to cover …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/18/medicaid-program-medicaid-drug-rebate-program-under-managed-care

AC3329 - Cash Advance Account Confirmation & Reconciliation Form

Cash Advance Account Confirmation & Reconciliation Form

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/resources/pdf/agency-form-ac3329s-fe.pdf

Orleans County Soil and Water Conservation District - Claims Audit (2018M-105)

… out of the 72 claims totaling approximately $524,000 in our sample, were not audited and approved by the Board … deliberate review. Such a review should ensure that every claim contains enough supporting documentation to determine …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2018/08/03/orleans-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-claims-audit-2018m-105

Flanders Fire District – Disbursements (2014M-199)

… State, distinct and separate from the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County. The District, which is governed by an … claims prior to payment. Key Recommendation Compare all claim vouchers with a list of checks to be approved before …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/03/flanders-fire-district-disbursements-2014m-199

Operational Advisory No. 8

… was issued. This monthly processing cycle will result in Agencies receiving requests to replace or cancel checks … Second outreach letters will be sent via certified mail for any uncashed check greater than $1000 in February of the second year following check issuance. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/8-state-check-outreach

Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Payments to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital (Follow-Up)

… Purpose To determine if the recommendations made in our initial audit report, Empire BlueCross … documentation for payments which predate a certain point in time. However, we obtained cost data for 11 of the … To determine if the recommendations made in our initial audit reportNew York State Health Insurance P …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/empire-bluecross-blueshield-payments-john-t-mather-memorial-hospital-follow

Lake Placid Central School District – Transportation State Aid (2023M-95)

… District’s taxpayers will not benefit from the $18,842 in aid the District would have received upon State Education Department (SED) approval. In addition, if officials do not properly file the aid … also not benefit from the remaining $45,034 officials can claim. Key Recommendations Ensure that transportation State …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/20/lake-placid-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-2023m-95

DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores

… A total of 20 local governments in New York State ended their fiscal year 2021 designated in some form of fiscal stress , down from 30 a year ago, State … A total of 20 local governments in New York State ended their fiscal year 2021 designated in some form of fiscal stress down from 30 a year ago State …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores

Cortlandville Fire District – Credit Cards (2020M-57)

… that supporting documentation is provided with credit card claim vouchers prior to approving these claims for payment. … itemized supporting documentation. Ensure payments occur in a timely fashion to avoid incurring late fees and interest … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/07/10/cortlandville-fire-district-credit-cards-2020m-57

Town of Ripley – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-139)

… recorded, deposited, remitted and reported all collections in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Clerk did … always record, deposit, remit and report all collections in a timely and accurate manner. As a result, there was an … for money to be lost or used for inappropriate purposes. In addition, the longer collections remain unremitted, the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-ripley-town-clerk-collections-2024m-139

Medicaid Program – Overpayments for Medicare Part C Claims

… to enrollees. Many Medicaid recipients are enrolled in these Plans (referred to as “dual-eligibles”). Generally, … services, for which Medicaid pays 100%. When Plans deny a claim or pay a different amount than what a provider billed … May 2018 through April 2023 and identified $121.4 million in claims that fell into at least one of the following three …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/medicaid-program-overpayments-medicare-part-c-claims

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