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Guide for Submitting Annual Reports and Contract Transactions
All State authorities are required to submit certain contracts and contract amendments for prior review and approval, or filing.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/public-authorities/pdf/annual-reporting-guide.pdfEmpire BlueCross – Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs (2021-S-33) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Empire BlueCross appropriately reimbursed physician-administered drugs.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s33-response.pdfU. S. Steel and DiNapoli Agree on Enhanced Disclosure of Corporate Political Contributions
… currently pending at 11 other portfolio companies: Aetna Inc., Delta Air Lines, Express Scripts Holding Co., NextEra Energy Inc., Nisource Inc., Raytheon Company, The Travelers Companies Inc., Waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/u-s-steel-and-dinapoli-agree-enhanced-disclosure-corporate-political-contributionsMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Certain Third-Party Cost-Sharing Claims (2024-S-1) (180-Day Response)
To determine if Medicaid made overpayments to providers who reported claims with a PR 45 cost-sharing amount.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2026-24s1-response.pdfNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members
… Objective To determine whether Empire BlueCross paid hospital claims for members who were … dependents. NYSHIP’s primary health benefits plan is the Empire Plan, which serves about 1.1 million of the members. Civil Service contracts with Empire BlueCross (Empire) to administer the plan’s hospital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/18/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-empire-bluecross-hospital-servicesContracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four … included in our initial audit report, Contracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services ( 2008-S-158 ). … Authority’s (MTA) constituent agencies are required to determine whether services can be provided in-house before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followContracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the five … included in our initial audit report, Contracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services ( 2009-S-54 ). … (Port Authority) generally did not have documentation to justify the need for new or renewed contracts for personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/07/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followOverpayments for Medicare Part C Coinsurance Charges (Follow-Up)
… examined whether Medicaid made inappropriate payments to medical providers for services rendered to Medicaid … Interest Department of Health: Overpayments to Cabrini Medical Center (2011-S-8) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/12/overpayments-medicare-part-c-coinsurance-charges-followCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Congregate Meal Services for the Elderly (Report 2016-N-5 ). About the … included in our initial audit report Congregate Meal Services for the Elderly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/19/congregate-meal-services-elderly-followEast Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… Determine if District officials established eligibility for and maintained an inventory of textbooks loaned to nonpublic school students. Key Findings The District did … systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic schools were only provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolReporting Regulations 315.2 & 315.3
… of article 41 of the Education Law, which provides that a lawyer shall not simultaneously be an independent contractor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-regulations-3152-3153DiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Sentenced to Jail Time and Full Restitution of Nearly $27,000
… Clerk Julie Brown was sentenced to six months in Yates County jail today for stealing nearly $27,000 in public funds … Clerk Julie Brown was sentenced to six months in Yates County jail today for stealing nearly $27000 in public funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-sentenced-jail-time-and-full-restitution-nearly-27000I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview – I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iXIV.7 Monitoring Payments Made to Vendors – XIV. Special Procedures
… AND POLICIES One important control in New York’s Statewide Financial System requires Business Unit staff to verify all … been made when the voucher was entered into the Statewide Financial System, or to improper transactions. Reviewing … State Expenditures’ HelpDesk at (518) 474-4868. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 06/20/2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv7-monitoring-payments-made-vendorsProcurement and Payroll-Related Matters Pertaining to the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Transit also operates the Staten Island Railway and buses in all five boroughs. In 2009, the … did a more detailed review of one project: the Induction Loop project (estimated to cost $13.4 million). Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/18/procurement-and-payroll-related-matters-pertaining-use-certain-federal-fundsState Contract and Payment Actions in August
… Comptroller approved 1,149 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $56.4 billion and approved more than 16.6 million payments worth more than $12.3 billion. The office rejected 120 contracts and related transactions valued at $160 million and nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items
… sufficient controls over the identification and recovery of overpayments made to hospitals for special medical items; and took sufficient steps to minimize the State’s risk of excessive payments which result from contracts with … sufficient controls over the identification and recovery of overpayments made to hospitals for special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/22/empire-bluecross-blueshield-controls-over-payments-special-itemsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2419.1
… the Retiree Indicator checkbox in PayServ to a dropdown menu which will provide options to more accurately identify … in special retirement populations. The new dropdown menu will include the following: Dropdown Menu Option Automated Interface Code Description None N/A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/24191-enhanced-payroll-reporting-new-york-state-and-local-retirement-systemRules and Regulations for Collateral Loan Brokers
Rules and Regulations of the State Comptroller on the keeping of books, records, entries and reports that he deems necessary to determine the amount of surplus
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/collateral-loan-brokers-nys-rules-regulation.pdfDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… agencies in charge of overseeing food services at homeless shelters in New York City were lax in inspecting them and did … a health warning," DiNapoli said. "Food operations of many shelters have gone uninspected and shelters couldn't show that workers serving food were tested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-shelters