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Congregate Meal Services for the Elderly (Follow-Up)
… for the Aging (DFTA) needed to improve its oversight of senior centers. For example, officials could not demonstrate that they contracted with optimally located senior centers to maximize the number of eligible senior citizens who had access to congregate meals. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/19/congregate-meal-services-elderly-followDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt school district operations and finances,” DiNapoli … also reviewed environmental risk factors, which are often out of the district’s control and could be related to an … paid in the current state fiscal year. The possibility of additional federal aid may also mitigate some risk of stress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressAnnual Assessment of Market Orders for 2015 and 2016 (2018-S-44)
To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and Markets (Department) had adequate procedures in place during the audit period to accurately report its...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s44.pdfNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members
… after the date their coverage ended; for example, action can be taken to disenroll a member on December 31, 2018, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/18/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-empire-bluecross-hospital-servicesProcurement and Payroll-Related Matters Pertaining to the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… Petrocelli Electrical Company, whose former chairman and owner was indicted (and later convicted) on charges of making … $18,878 for 360 overtime hours. However, Transit activity reports indicated these employees were only at the assigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/18/procurement-and-payroll-related-matters-pertaining-use-certain-federal-fundsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony
… P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York Common Retirement Fund (the Fund), released the following statement today in regarding … Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate testimony. The Fund holds shares in Facebook valued at more than $1 … P DiNapoli trustee of the New York Common Retirement Fund the Fund released the following statement today in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerbergs-congressional-testimonyEmpire 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.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1842.1
… agencies of the updated AC-2772 Direct Deposit Form for NYS Employees (Rev. 01/2021), and to provide guidance to … the new form. Affected Employees All New York State (NYS) employees who enroll in direct deposit, are already … deposit account distribution are affected. Background NYS agencies have experienced an increase in fraudulent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18421-updated-direct-deposit-form-nys-employees-ac-2772DiNapoli Releases Profile of State's Economic Development Agency
… for the state. Its outstanding debt totaled more than $10.7 billion for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2014, an … in Albany, Buffalo and New York City, in addition to 10 regional offices around the state. ESDC reported offices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-releases-profile-states-economic-development-agencyXII.10.A Lapsing and Year-End Procedures for Payment Processing – XII. Expenditures
… process vouchers using lapsing funds before the published deadline. It is imperative that the voucher and supporting … funds if the voucher cannot be reprocessed prior to the deadline. Please see Section 5.A - Selecting the Appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10a-lapsing-and-year-end-procedures-payment-processingTupper Lake Central School District – Records and Reports (2021M-14)
… did not: Provide support for 12 of the 15 balance sheet accounts we reviewed. Also, officials did not record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/25/tupper-lake-central-school-district-records-and-reports-2021m-14Guide 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.pdfExamination of Center for Economic Growth, Inc.
The objective of our examination was to determine if the Center for Economic Growth, Inc.’s (CEG) claims for grant funds and associated matching expenses, repor
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/bse-2018-08-14.pdfApplication for Accidental Disability Retirement (RS6047)
To apply for an accidental disability retirement, PFRS members, ERS Tier 1 and 2 members and ERS members under Section 605-d and 607-e use form RS6047.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs6047.pdfEast Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… Key Findings The District did not have adequate systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to … to receive textbooks. The District did not have systems in place to account for textbooks purchased for and loaned to … and refer to annual textbook inventory records prior to filling textbook orders or ordering new textbooks. The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolPerformance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… jobs and/or make significant capital investments. Empire State Development (ESD) administers the Program and is … to receive annual tax credits. As of March 31, 2015, the State has committed over $548 million in Program tax credits … as of June 2015, ESD had authorized Program tax credits on 39 occasions totaling $4.84 million. Based on our testing, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programMedicaid Payments for Medicare Part A Beneficiaries (Follow-Up)
… in hospitals, post-hospital nursing home care, hospice, and home health services. If an individual is enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare (commonly referred to as "dual-eligible"), Medicare is the primary payer and generally covers most of the eligible costs for health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/04/medicaid-payments-medicare-part-beneficiaries-followMedicaid Payments for Excessive Dental Services (Follow-Up)
… our initial audit report, Medicaid Payments for Excessive Dental Services (Report 2009-S-46). Background Our initial … on August 16, 2010, examined Medicaid payments for routine dental services, such as cleanings and oral evaluations, … 31, 2009. Our audit identified $40 million of excessive dental services that exceeded certain frequency limits (i.e., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/medicaid-payments-excessive-dental-services-followOil Train Safety Letter
Request to USDOT and Federal Railroad Administration for additional measures for oil train safety.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/foxx-usdot-oil-train-safety-letter.pdfDiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft of Public Funds
… Former Town of Potter Clerk Julie Brown pleaded guilty yesterday after pocketing public funds … office and Yates County Sheriff Ronald Spike’s office. Brown, 49, admitted before Judge Cook in Yates County Court … took place between January 1, 2018, and May 21, 2019, when Brown resigned. She pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theft-public-funds