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Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance
… October 2014. Background The Corporation, a subsidiary of the New York State Thruway Authority (Thruway Authority), … inspections (Inspections) – both above and below water – of structural safety and integrity on a 2-year cycle. Of the 2,065 structures the Corporation is required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/26/infrastructure-inspection-and-maintenanceSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied … expenses, which are discretionary and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, lodging, … such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide audit initiative to determine whether the use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/07/selected-employee-travel-expensesSunshine Developmental School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… were allowable and properly documented pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual … children between the ages of three and five years in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/10/sunshine-developmental-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli Statement on Earth Day 2016
… On Earth Day 2016, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … historic day, as leaders from around the world celebrate Earth Day by signing the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. We’ve come so far since the first Earth Day 46 years ago. Environmental concerns are at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-earth-day-2016Ignition Interlock Program Monitoring (2015-MS-4)
… for the State’s Ignition Interlock Program were adequately monitoring the program to help ensure the safety of the … and others establishing standards for the usage and monitoring of IIDs ordered by criminal courts for these … IID activity. Key Findings Each county had a process for monitoring IID installations and negative activities of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/04/25/ignition-interlock-program-monitoring-2015-ms-4United HealthCare – Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue
… revenue to the Department of Civil Service (Department) as required by the contract between United and the Department. … 31, 2013. In accordance with the contract, United is required to negotiate agreements with drug manufacturers for … Company (Express Scripts) acquired Medco. The subcontract required Express Scripts to remit 100 percent of all rebates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/01/united-healthcare-empire-plan-drug-rebate-revenueElmcrest Children’s Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Elmcrest Children’s Center, Inc. (Elmcrest) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly … calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/24/elmcrest-childrens-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualSelected Procurement and Contracting Practices
… Purpose To determine if the State University of New York’s (SUNY) internal controls over procurement … through September 3, 2014. Background The State University of New York (SUNY) consists of 64 colleges located throughout the State and a central … To determine if the State University of New Yorks SUNY internal controls over procurement ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/06/selected-procurement-and-contracting-practicesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… manage the financial condition of the general and school lunch funds. The general fund had deficits in the last three years while the school lunch fund had deficits in the last two years. Auditors also project both the general and school lunch funds to end the 2013-14 fiscal year with deficits of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied with … spend between $100 million and $150 million each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary and … fuel, and incidental costs such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide audit initiative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The proposed budgets for the general and recreation funds are not structurally balanced because both budgets include subsidies from other funds to finance their operations. City officials should also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Medicaid Program – Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists
… disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. For dental care, the State's Medicaid program requires care to … ended March 31, 2011, Medicaid paid about $321 million for dental claims. From January 1, 2007 through June 8, 2011, … Department of Health: Inappropriate Medicaid Billings for Dental Restorations (2007-S-71) Department of Health: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/04/medicaid-program-suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentistsEmblemHealth Plan, Inc.: Overpayments for Services Requiring Coordination of Benefits
… of Civil Service contracts with EmblemHealth Plan, Inc. (Emblem) to process and pay claims for services on behalf of … coverage (referred to as subscriber plans), making Emblem both the primary and secondary payer. For instance, in … and as a dependent on their spouse’s subscriber plan. With Emblem as both the primary and secondary payer for each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/08/emblemhealth-plan-inc-overpayments-services-requiring-coordination-benefitsXI.12.F Reassignment of Agency Responsibility for Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… agency must notify the vendor when reassigning a contract to another agency or department. Where a reassigned contract was subject to prior approval by the Office of the … transmit two transactions for agency reassignment of a contract: An amendment transaction against the original …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12f-reassignment-agency-responsibility-contractsMedicaid Program – Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations
… (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the MCOs pay for services their members require. In addition to the monthly premiums, MCOs can receive a … not eligible to receive SMCPs for maternity cases that end in termination or a miscarriage, as these are considered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/29/medicaid-program-improper-supplemental-maternity-capitation-payments-managed-careState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… that employees were paid appropriately. As a result, for the limited periods reviewed, 11 employees (15%) received … balance and appropriated $587,250 of fund balance for the water fund. The water fund only has $261,871 of fund balance … estimates for sanitation user fees, sewer usage and sale of metered water. Track state and local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Network User Account Controls (2022M-77) BOCES officials did not … As a result, BOCES has an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the BOCES network and potential loss of … verifying, changing and disabling network user account access. Liberty Central School District – Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Allegany-Limestone Central School District – Reserve Funds and Fixed Assets (2013M-228)
… and increased the real property tax levy by approximately 26 percent. The Board failed to adopt a formalized plan for … review of 50 movable assets disclosed discrepancies for 16 of them valued at more than $11,000. Our review of nine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/allegany-limestone-central-school-district-reserve-funds-and-fixed-assetsCollection of Fines Related to Tenant Complaints
… determine whether Homes and Community Renewal’s Office of Rent Administration is appropriately accounting for and collecting fines (civil penalties) for non-compliance … housing in the State. Within DHCR, the Office of Rent Administration (ORA) administers the State’s rent laws …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/11/collection-fines-related-tenant-complaintsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1736
… Purpose To inform agencies of the new Additional Pay Earnings Codes, automatic processing for the bi-weekly Security Services Hazardous Duty Pay, and to provide instructions for payments not processed … for the new bi-weekly Security Services Hazardous Duty Pay payment for employees who have at least one year of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1736-new-security-services-hazardous-duty-pay-arbitration-eligible-bu01-and