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Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the seven recommendations made in our initial audit report, Managed Care Premium Payments … (the managed care program most Medicaid recipients enroll in) provides comprehensive medical services that range from … policy is to exclude Medicaid recipients from enrollment in mainstream managed care when they also have comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-party-insurance-followCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B21-6-8)
… which impact the City of Yonkers’ financial condition in the current and future years. Background The Office of the … year 2021-22 and the related justification documents are in compliance with the requirements of the Fiscal Agent Act … to borrow up to $15 million for tax certiorari settlements in the 2021-22 fiscal year. Firefighting overtime costs could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/07/02/city-yonkers-budget-review-b21-6-8City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B21-6-13)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s 2022 proposed budget were reasonable. Background The City of Newburgh, located in Orange County, is authorized by Chapter 223 of the Laws of … to exceed $15 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the general fund as of December 31, 2010. During the time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/11/10/city-newburgh-budget-review-b21-6-13Town of New Hudson – Tax Collection (2021M-2)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of New Hudson (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) recorded, deposited … initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the Town of New Hudson Town Town Clerk Clerk recorded deposited and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/01/town-new-hudson-tax-collection-2021m-2Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-003
… for updating and designating queries to be included in the upgrade migration. Affected Agencies All PS Query … May 29, 2020. The migration will be effective at Go-Live in late July. Background OSC is preparing to upgrade PayServ … will have the opportunity to test their designated queries in a test database prior to Go-Live as some of the queries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-003-payroll-improvement-project-ps-query-updates-andCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… of Information Technology Services (ITS) under EO 95, and whether data posted under EO 95 is reliable and easily usable. The audit covered the period between February 1, 2013 and October 16, 2019. About the Program State government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-0Collection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
… on the same series of tax forms. Diesel and motor fuel distributors must be registered with the Department to … provided for in statute or determined by the Department. Distributors whose combined PBT and MFT liability exceeds $5 … were 1,658 businesses registered with the Department as distributors, retailers, and in other capacities. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-taxOversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services (Follow-Up)
… of Homeless Services (DHS) implemented the recommendations in our initial audit report, Oversight of Selected Fiscal … services for eligible homeless families and individuals in New York City and for fiscal oversight of the homeless … similar shelters and often exceeded prescribed ranges. In addition, the various DHS data systems were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/06/oversight-selected-fiscal-aspects-homeless-shelter-services-followEmpire BlueCross – Controls Over Payments for Special Items (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Payments for … Key Findings Empire officials made significant progress in addressing the problems we identified in the initial audit. In particular, Empire recovered $11.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/25/empire-bluecross-controls-over-payments-special-items-followDo Not Call Enforcement Efforts (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Do Not Call Enforcement Efforts … is responsible for enforcing the Law, which took effect in 2001. Initially, New York consumers registered their phone numbers on a statewide registry. In 2003, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/19/do-not-call-enforcement-efforts-followOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste (Follow-Up)
… adequate controls to effectively safeguard campus communities against hazardous materials and waste. Our audit … that provide reasonable assurance that students and communities are safeguarded against exposure to hazardous … in our initial audit report addressed the development of strategies to enhance monitoring and inventory over hazardous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/30/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-waste-followProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… and consent to have the kit released by the hospital for forensic testing. Once a victim provides consent, the … collects the kit and sends it to a forensic laboratory for analysis and to attempt to obtain a DNA profile. If a DNA … Law), enacted in November 2016, set forth the procedures for processing kits, including assessing case-specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followOversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Oversight of Direct Placement of … services focus on averting scenarios that could result in the placement of a child in foster care. One alternative to foster care is direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followLead Contamination of State Armories (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Lead Contamination of State … including funding, regulatory guidance, and equipment. In September 2015, the National Guard Bureau’s Army National … to all states regarding a possible lead dust hazard in ARNG armories, with personal exposure possibly resulting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/16/lead-contamination-state-armories-followPress Conference on the Flushing Snapshot Report
… on the economic health of the greater Flushing area in Queens, NY. He will be joined by local elected officials … making it one of the fastest growing local economies in NYC. Tragically the pandemic hit the region particularly … recovery, on both a public health and economic level in part due to targeted federal relief programs and high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/flushing-snapshotIV.2 Governing State Statutes – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… which govern how financial transactions are recorded in the SFS, and many accounting standards that prescribe … are the most notable statutes for account code usage in the SFS: State Finance Law §8 prescribes that the State … and by the same level of detail as is contained in the appropriations bills enacted for the fiscal years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv2-governing-state-statutesMount Pleasant Central School District – Information Technology User Accounts (2021M-31)
… officials established adequate controls over user accounts in order to prevent unauthorized use, access and/or loss. Key … officials established adequate controls over user accounts in order to prevent unauthorized use access andor loss …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/16/mount-pleasant-central-school-district-information-technology-userPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-003.1
… for updating and designating queries to be included in the upgrade migration. Affected Employees All PS Query … will have the opportunity to test their designated queries in a test database prior to Go Live as some of the queries may not work in version 9.2 and will need to be updated. It is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-0031-payroll-improvement-project-ps-query-updates-andDiNapoli: State Agencies Persistently Late with Not-For-Profits Contracts
… Thomas P. DiNapoli found 50 percent of the contracts in 2019 between Not-for-Profit (NFP) organizations and the … DiNapoli’s report showed that no progress has been made in the past year, with the percentage of late contracts increasing slightly from 47 percent in 2018. “In the coming months, New York state will need to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-state-agencies-persistently-late-not-profits-contractsCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B20-6-6)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to identify issues which impact the City of Yonkers’ financial condition in the current and future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/06/24/city-yonkers-budget-review-b20-6-6