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Train On-Time Performance (Follow-up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two … percent. In late March 2015, Subways OTP goal was lowered to 75.0 percent. Subways lacked a formal process to assess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/27/train-time-performance-followSuspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our audit report, Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid … unusual. Lawrence Bruckner operated two office locations in Brooklyn, NY. Other dentists who reportedly practiced at … was issued on April 4, 2013, identified about $2.3 million in highly suspicious and possibly fraudulent Medicaid claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentists-followEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2012 Through June 30, 2012 (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the three recommendations made in our audit report, New York State Health Insurance Program: … processes and pays Plan claims for hospital services in accordance with agreements Empire negotiates with member … Key Finding Empire officials made considerable progress in implementing the recommendations we made in our initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-january-1-2012-throughReporting of Billboard Income (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial report, Reporting of Billboard Income ( … Property Income Expense Statement (RPIE) billboard income. In addition, Finance was not doing enough to identify and … income estimated to generate $500,000 of tax revenue in the first year and up to $2.9 million of tax revenue in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/04/reporting-billboard-income-followAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… expenses related to administration of Sections 50(5), 151, and 228 of the Workers’ Compensation Law and Section 60 of both the Volunteer Firefighters’ and the … disabilities and sickness. Coverage for these benefits, with limited exception, is to be provided by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-two-fiscal-years-ended-march-31State Agency Small-Dollar Purchases (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … which was issued on September 9, 2010, our objectives were to determine the extent to which State agencies process … cost savings and revenue enhancements achievable through better use of procurement cards. The objective of our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/21/state-agency-small-dollar-purchases-followProcurement and Contracting Practices (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Procurement and Contracting Practices (Report 2010-S-71). Background In … annual budget of about $434 million, the agency serves as one of the State's principal purchasers of technology. In … procurement process. Key Finding ITS officials have made some progress and, in working with OGS, continue to make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/procurement-and-contracting-practices-followManagement of Energy Consumption (Follow-Up)
… energy consumption. OCFS now retains energy usage data for all OCFS facilities so reduction achievements can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/management-energy-consumption-followOther Bulletin No. 1
… dated 10/20/04, Administration Background Pursuant to The State University Construction Fund Resolution and Chapter 103 … in which 3/31/04 falls, the amount must be based on the number of service days accumulated in the previous thirteen … directed to the Payroll Audit mailbox at PayrollAudit@osc.state.ny.us . … To provide instructions for processing of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-1-lump-sum-bonus-payments-suny-construction-fund-employeesState Police Bulletin No. SP-125
… Purpose To notify agencies of a change in dues and agency shop fee … Questions regarding this bulletin may be e-mailed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox. Questions regarding PBA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-125-police-benevolent-association-new-york-state-troopers-inc-dues-andSelected Financial Management and Administrative Practices
… To determine whether the Office of the Nassau County Public Administrator (NCPA) operates in compliance with governing statutes and guidelines. Our … account to pay estate-related expenses not covered by the Public Administrator’s appropriated county budget and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/28/selected-financial-management-and-administrative-practicesMedicaid Program - Medicaid Overpayments for Certain Medicare Part C Claims
… Purpose To identify Medicaid overpayments made to medical providers … benefits. These Medicare Advantage Plans typically have networks of participating providers they reimburse … cost-sharing amounts or indicated UnitedHealthcare did not cover the service. From a review of a sample of 125 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/16/medicaid-program-medicaid-overpayments-certain-medicare-part-c-claimsOpinion 2009-2
… State Comptroller's permission for the improvement if the total estimated cost of the improvement, including amounts to be … such determination (currently, the Office of Real Property Services) (Office for Local Government Mem, Bill Jacket, L …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 329
… the employees' paychecks. Agency Actions When entering any of the above deduction codes the Deduction Calculation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/329-changing-warning-message-general-deduction-panel-reject-messageOpinion 2008-3
… NY2d 824, 459 NYS2d 1030; 1996 Ops St Comp No. 96-10, at 26 [unexpended balance of a fire district capital reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Opinion 88-59
… not as compensation for services already rendered. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the payment of the … an acting village justice, we note that section 3-301(2) is mandatory with respect to the position of acting village … justice (31 Opns St Comp, 1975, p 137). Accordingly, it is our opinion that the village should act promptly to fill a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Accounts Payable Advisory No. 12
… include letters, special characters (e.g., #,-) or spaces in the invoice field of vouchers payable to Citibank … it continues to receive Business Units’ payments with data in the invoice field that does not conform to the requirements outlined in the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO) . As a result, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/12-citibank-account-numbers-invoice-fieldMitchell-Lama Vacancies (Follow-Up)
… and cooperative housing to middle-income families. The New York City (NYC) Department of Housing Preservation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/12/mitchell-lama-vacancies-followOpinion 90-26
… project in excess of the amount approved at referendum. Section 32.00(2) of the Local Finance Law provides, among … v Town of Shelter Island , 3 Misc 2d 127, 148 NYS2d 212, affd 2 AD2d 712, 153 NYS2d 298). Based upon the mandatory nature of this provision of section 32.00, we have consistently stated that a local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-26Opinion 89-42
… funds in short term United States Treasury bills under a system known as "Treasury Direct." Under this system, no physical security is issued, the security being … associated therewith in the Federal Reserve's computer system (see 31 CFR 357.20[b]). You inquire as to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42