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DiNapoli: As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Drug Treatment Programs
… New Yorkers in residential drug treatment programs have been poorly served … and Supports was inadequately inspecting and certifying residential treatment programs even before that, but when the state hit pause on inspections at residential treatment facilities during the pandemic, it put …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-drug-overdoses-climbed-state-failed-inspect-residential-drug-treatment-programsDiNapoli Identifies Problems With Low-Cost Power Program
… sale of scrap metal and improve controls over fleet asset sales; and Require project managers to prepare and maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-identifies-problems-low-cost-power-programDiNapoli and DA Carney: Owner of Medical Transport Company Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney, and Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino announced the … root out fraud. My thanks to District Attorney Carney and Schenectady County Sheriff Dagostino for their partnership in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-and-da-carney-owner-medical-transport-company-pleads-guilty-medicaid-fraudDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… New Yorkers, many of them in need of mental health care or drug addiction services, are in desperate need of permanent … to $2.1 billion per year from 2018 to 2022. Each client who enters a shelter must take part in a needs assessment and … left the shelter system, and their current location was unknown (43%). Nineteen clients were still residing in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersCost-Saving Ideas: How to Reduce Energy Costs
… OGS website to learn more about OGS contracts and find out how to be included in future bids. You may also find cost … CostSaving Ideas How to Reduce Energy Costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-how-reduce-energy-costsDiNapoli: Owner and Employee of Medical Transport Company Arrested for Defrauding Medicaid
… Attorney Robert M. Carney, and Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino announced the arrest of Muhammad Adnan … Attorney Robert M Carney and Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino announced the arrest of Muhammad Adnan Saeed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-owner-and-employee-medical-transport-company-arrested-defrauding-medicaidOversight of Drug Disposal
… to April 27, 2019. About the Program Unused, unwanted, and expired pharmaceuticals present a range of potentially … misuse, abuse, and addiction. Therefore, unwanted and expired pharmaceuticals must be disposed of to mitigate those … and are thus responsible for ensuring that any unused, expired, or otherwise unwanted drugs are properly disposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/15/oversight-drug-disposalDiNapoli: State Needs to Help Addiction Support Providers Better Prepare for Emergencies
… Some addiction treatment programs may not be adequately prepared in an emergency to prevent gaps in care, which could compromise patient … Some addiction treatment programs may not be adequately prepared in an emergency to prevent gaps in care which could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-state-needs-help-addiction-support-providers-better-prepare-emergenciesOversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… one of the nation's largest and most diverse programs for the prevention and treatment of alcohol and substance … According to the contract, OASAS reimburses Palladia for its net operating expenses, up to the maximum budgeted amount, for providing the contracted services. The expenses are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/oversight-contract-expenditures-palladia-inc-followAddiction Support Services During Emergencies
To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports OASAS offers adequate guidance to providers to help ensure theyre able to deliver addiction support services during emergency situations
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/11/02/addiction-support-services-during-emergenciesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS): Oversight of Drug Disposal (2018-S-64) Overall, OASAS addiction treatment … the sampled providers had effective controls over the drug disposal process, which followed the regulations and were … others did not use environmentally sound methods of disposal whenever possible. Division of State Police: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsNY's Balance of Payments With Washington Remains Positive for Now, but Federal Actions Could Drastically Change State's Financial Picture
… Federal pandemic relief funds resulted in New York having a positive balance of payments with Washington, with the … issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This is the fourth year in a row that New York has had a positive … the differences among the 50 states with respect to what they pay in federal taxes and how much they receive in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/nys-balance-payments-washington-remains-positive-now-federal-actions-could-drastically-change-statesAddiction Support Services During Emergencies (Follow-Up)
… 6 months and 3 years, at which time recertification is required. OASAS conducts unannounced recertification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/addiction-support-services-during-emergencies-followOversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc.
… the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is effectively monitoring its contract with Palladia, Inc. … and treatment of alcohol and substance abuse. Its mission is to provide quality, accessible, and cost-effective … (Guidelines), and the contract. Key Findings OASAS is not effectively monitoring the expenses reported by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/18/oversight-contract-expenditures-palladia-incDiNapoli: Mobile Sports Betting Adds to State Revenue, But Calls to Problem Gambling Hotline Rise as Gaming Expansion Continues
… collections from the taxes on gaming revenues of the commercial casinos have yet to return to SFY 2019-20 levels. … revenue from in-person sports wagering at the state’s commercial casinos has declined, down 45% in SFY 2022-23. … Enacted Budget authorized the creation of three additional commercial casinos to be located in New York City, Long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mobile-sports-betting-adds-state-revenue-calls-problem-gambling-hotline-rise-gamingProblem Gambling Treatment Program
… for problem gambling treatment are referred to the nearest OASAS outpatient program and to Gamblers Anonymous. … problem gambling treatment program; for some areas, the nearest OASAS treatment program is more than one county away …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/05/problem-gambling-treatment-programDiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… payments to the victims who can be located and transfer unclaimed money to the undisbursed restitution account when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsDiNapoli Says State Opioid Treatment Programs Need Better Coordination
… DiNapoli said. "Programs designed to get individuals off highly addictive opioids can only be effective with … are receiving potentially dangerous prescriptions; Taking steps to ensure treatment programs are aware of the … option to upload patient information when querying I-STOP; Taking steps to ensure Medicaid managed care organizations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-says-state-opioid-treatment-programs-need-better-coordinationMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… Despite waiting lists for Mitchell Lama apartments being very long and turnover very slow, some … six lotteries for applicants to get on waiting lists for apartments in 2013, 2016 and 2017, collecting over $200,000 … in fees from 1,002 applicants. They awarded just 23 apartments. Another 29 people on the waiting lists asked to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeDiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Failed to Get Its Money's Worth From Cost-Cutting Consultant
… Downstate Medical Center paid a consultant $34 million for a plan to help the hospital out of financial trouble, but … found questionable travel and excessive lodging expenses for the contractor, Pitts Management Associates (PMA), which … PMA's $34 million contracts and did not get what it paid for," DiNapoli said. "When my office is precluded from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-suny-downstate-failed-get-its-moneys-worth-cost-cutting-consultant