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Annual Update: Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Debt Profile
As 2020 began, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was already facing challenges in balancing its budget, along with missed capital commitment goals, capital funding risks and escalating debt service costs.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/mta-debt-rpt-1-2022.pdfNew York Leads Nation in Nonprofit Jobs & Wages
… of New York, delivering vital services to New Yorkers, from hospital care and education to legal services and … entities added more than 175,000 jobs in New York from 2007-2017, a gain of 14 percent. These organizations … 2017, compared to 10.2 percent nationwide, ranking third behind Vermont and Maine. Nonprofit jobs grew faster than the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/new-york-leads-nation-nonprofit-jobs-wagesOpinion 90-14
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Subdivisions (validity … engineering, land surveying and legal expenses incurred in connection with subdivision review so long as they are … to the average costs incurred by the town planning board in reviewing subdivision applications. TOWN LAW, §§20(2)(a), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-14XI.18.G Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Debarment – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… additional requirements which provide for the debarment of vendors that violate certain sections of WCL. This section provides guidance to State contracting … The WCL requires, and has required since introduction of the law in 1922, the heads of all municipal and State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18g-workers-compensation-coverage-and-debarmentDiNapoli: Finger Lakes Group Homes Overpaid for Food and Supplies, Wasting Taxpayer Money
… more than $1 million, gave one vendor an unfair advantage in obtaining the state’s business and overpaid for hundreds … 1,500 persons with developmental disabilities living in 150 group homes across eight counties. Employees at each … with Palmer Distributing until the contract expired in June 2012. Thereafter, the DDSO should have purchased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-finger-lakes-group-homes-overpaid-food-and-supplies-wasting-taxpayer-moneyNew York’s Paid Family Leave Program
… requirements: full-time employees working a regular schedule of 20 or more hours per week are eligible after 26 … legal and education companies, museums, art galleries, and engineering and accounting firms. In 2021, service industry … (SUNY MC13) employees. See New York State Department of Civil Service (DCS), “Paid Family Leave - New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-paid-family-leave-programAccess to Preschool Special Education Services
… services to be provided, to be developed within 60 calendar days of parental consent to evaluate a child not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/05/access-preschool-special-education-servicesOversight of Food Service Establishments
… (CDC) estimates that, each year, roughly 48 million people in the United States – or 1 in 6 Americans – get sick from a foodborne illness. … all complaints and reports of foodborne illness in an accurate, complete, and timely fashion. Designated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/05/oversight-food-service-establishmentsMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2020 Through March 31, 2021
… were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the … 2021, eMedNY processed over 313 million claims, resulting in payments to providers of more than $36 billion. The claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2020-through-march-31-2021New York City Department of Homeless Services – Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Institute for Community Living, Inc.
… services for eligible homeless families and individuals in New York City (City) and for providing fiscal oversight of the homeless shelters. In March 2014, DHS contracted with ICL, a City-based … years ended June 30, 2019, ICL claimed $24.5 million in reimbursable expenses for the contract. DHS is responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/16/new-york-city-department-homeless-services-oversight-contract-expenditures-instituteMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2019 Through March 31, 2020
… were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the … 2020, eMedNY processed over 227 million claims, resulting in payments to providers of more than $36 billion. The claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/20/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2019-through-march-31-2020Medicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2020 Through September 30, 2020
… were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the … 2020, eMedNY processed over 151 million claims, resulting in payments to providers of more than $38 billion. The claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/21/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2020-through-september-30-2020Medicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2017 Through March 31, 2018
… were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit … for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible recipients, and it generates payments to reimburse the providers for … of more than $31 billion. The claims are processed and paid in weekly cycles, which averaged over 7.1 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/05/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2017-through-march-31-2018Johnson City Central School District – Special Education Services and Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-186)
… City Central School District (District) officials ensured students received services in accordance with their individualized education programs (IEPs) and that the District claimed all Medicaid … was entitled. Key Findings Officials did not always ensure students received services in accordance with their IEPs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/johnson-city-central-school-district-special-education-services-andCOVID-19 Pandemic Drove Record Medicaid Enrollment in 2021
… number of New Yorkers relied on Medicaid for health care in 2021, with monthly enrollment exceeding 7 million for the … per year over the last 15 years, increasing from about one in seven New Yorkers in 1998 to one in three in 2021, state budget projections … number of New Yorkers relied on Medicaid for health care in 2021 with monthly enrollment exceeding seven million for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/covid-19-pandemic-drove-record-medicaid-enrollment-2021IX.8.A Accounting for Federal Refunds – IX. Federal Grants
… There are two main reasons for processing refunds in AP: When the refund relates to a contract payment, the … is received on a closed award, an agency is more limited in their options on how to process the refund. An award may be considered closed in two instances: It is closed on the federal system. It is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8a-accounting-federal-refundsOversight of Contract Expenditures of Phoenix House New York (2017-S-21) 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services is effectively monitoring its contracts with Phoenix House New York to ensure reimbursed claims are allowable, supported, and program related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s21-response.pdfOversight of Contract Expenditures of Phoenix House New York (2017-S-21)
To determine whether the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services is effectively monitoring its contracts with Phoenix House New York to ensure reimbursed claims are allowable, supported, and program related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s21.pdfComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of NYC Council Member Ruben Wills on Charges He Filed False Disclosures
… in the investigation was Legal Support Analyst KerryAnn Rodriguez. The Attorney General’s Investigations Bureau is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-nyc-council-member-ruben-wills-charges-heDiNapoli: Disgraced Top Officials at School for At-Risk Students Arraigned on Public Corruption Charges
… Third-Degree Grand Larceny, and Corrupting the Government in the Second and Third Degrees. Both defendants pleaded not … partnering with my office and continuing to pursue justice in this case and holding these individuals accountable.” “Any … an institution serving our most vulnerable. The funds in this case that were allegedly diverted to the defendants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-disgraced-top-officials-school-risk-students-arraigned-public-corruption-charges