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New York Continues to Send More Federal Tax Dollars to Washington Than It Gets in Return

… makes the upcoming 2020 Census so critical. New York must do all it can to ensure a complete and accurate count of its …

DiNapoli Takes Action to Hold Corporate America Accountable for Failing to Address Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

… drive long-term value for shareholders. “Companies have a responsibility to root out racial inequality within their …

DiNapoli: NYC Secure Juvenile Detention Centers Need To Improve Safety and Access to Services for Youth

… 62 of 6,916 incidents that occurred from October 2018 to April 2023 and found 15, or nearly one-in-four, were reported …

Stay Informed – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)

… you understand your benefits and stay informed. Register for  Retirement Online , a convenient and secure way to … information, view and update beneficiaries, and apply for a loan. Review your Member Annual Statement carefully and … booklets and brochures , and get tips on preparing for retirement . Attend a pre-retirement presentation to …

Inappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers (Follow-Up)

… and postoperative periods, commonly known as the global surgery period. All routine services related to the surgery, such as evaluation and management (E/M) services, … to the original procedure that occur during the global surgery period may be reported, and reimbursed, by adding the …

Cost-Saving Ideas: How to Reduce Energy Costs

… market, you’re no longer restricted to buying energy from your host utility. The utility continues to deliver … website  to learn more about OGS contracts and find out how to be included in future bids. You may also find cost … program to optimize current and future energy use. Get an energy audit or technical assistance study to identify …

Salary and Service: Keys to Retirement Benefits

… you earn. They are referred to as Service Credit and Final Average Earnings (FAE) . … A NYSLRS members service credit and final average earnings FAE are two major factors that will …

Improper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers

… into the Medicaid program and meet certain requirements in order to participate. In addition, providers must … improper payments and to protect Medicaid recipients from receiving services from providers who do not meet federal and State requirements …

Youth Facility Chargeback Rates to Localities (Follow-Up)

… on March 21, 2012, examined whether chargeback rates used by the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) were …

Medicaid Program – Improper Payments to a Physical Therapist

… Purpose To determine whether Mark Amir, a physical therapist … whereby Medicare sends crossover claim data electronically to eMedNY, the Department’s Medicaid claims processing …

Audit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning

… counties. It oversees a bus, light rail, and paratransit system as well as two international airports. NFTA maintains … rail station escalators; and the light rail’s catenary system, which provides power for the trains through overhead … in higher operation and maintenance costs and reduced system reliability. DiNapoli’s review of NFTA’s capital …

Other Places to Search for Unclaimed Funds

… about refunds on retirement accounts. National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits For information on unclaimed retirement account balances. Internal Revenue … of Veterans Affairs For information on insurance funds owed to certain current and former policyholders or …

DiNapoli: Comcast Agrees To Disclose Political Spending

… agreement with media and technology company Comcast Corp. to disclose political spending made with corporate funds. In … filed a shareholder resolution calling for the company to make public its political spending. The new agreement … it’s more important than ever that shareholders continue to call for greater transparency when it comes to political …

Making Adjustments to Earnings and Days Worked – Enhanced Reporting

… If you need to correct a member’s earnings or days worked, submit an … notified of their deficiency SCP in a letter from NYSLRS. Do not send payment for the employer portion of any salary …

XIII.5 Alternatives to the State Travel Card – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement

… expenses. Alternatives exist for paying necessary lodging and transportation expenses, including but not limited to: … through the SFS AP module. Using OGS travel agents and transportation contract service providers. The State pays …

Collection of Fines Related to Tenant Complaints

… Objective To determine whether Homes and Community Renewal’s Office of Rent Administration is appropriately accounting … About the Program Homes and Community Renewal consists of New York State’s major housing and community renewal agencies, …

IX.9 Administrative Recoveries - Transfers to Other Funds – IX. Federal Grants

IX.8.B Interest on Advance Payments to Vendors – IX. Federal Grants

… funds received from the State are often deposited into an interest-bearing account maintained by the vendor. If the vendor does not … such instances the agency should calculate the amount of interest earned by the vendor. If the calculated amount is …

Making Adjustments to Earnings and Days Worked – Legacy Reporting

… For questions about adjustments, use our help desk form (select “Monthly Employer Reporting” from the dropdown). …

Improper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider (Follow-Up)

… the extent of implementation of the recommendation made in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments to a … claims prior to 2016, which accounted for $1.4 million in Medicaid payments. We recommended that the Department of … Key Finding Department officials made some progress in addressing the problem we identified in the initial …