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Oversight of Child Protective Services
… and received roughly 300,000 calls annually for the 2 years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Calls decreased to just … but are not limited to, those related to children 18 years of age or older and children residing outside of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesSelected Aspects of the Paratransit Call Center Operations
… its customers were met. The contractor did not ensure that all staff received proper new hire and recurrent training and … compliance. Require the contractor to: ensure that all newly hired Associates attend all training and that staff receive recurring training, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/03/selected-aspects-paratransit-call-center-operationsImplementation of the Dignity for All Students Act
… policies and practices comply with the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA); and school districts report material … (excluding New York City) reported 19,410 incidents statewide under DASA. Also, the Department recently revamped … some DASA incidents or may not be reporting them at all. In addition, several schools were not able to identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/13/implementation-dignity-all-students-actMedicaid Program – Payments for Death-Related One-Day Inpatient Admissions
… effectively implemented and applied the new APR DRG-based hospital inpatient payment system for Medicaid services when … implemented to provide a more equitable payment method for hospital inpatient services and to better reflect the … For instance, Medicaid paid $153,329 on a claim with hospital charges totaling $9,685 for a patient who died …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/15/medicaid-program-payments-death-related-one-day-inpatient-admissionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. New York City Department of Housing Preservation and … (Follow-Up) An audit issued in September 2018 found that New York City’s rules were limited in scope and did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… did not list 45 of 50 selected assets totaling $36,809. In addition, district officials were unable to locate seven … not provide adequate oversight of authority operations. As a result, budgets were not entered into the financial system … were not accurate. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic significantly improved New York’s per capita ranking in the federal balance of payments from 49 th in 2019 to 30 … The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID19 pandemic significantly improved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsUse of Federal Funding for Election Technology and Security
… Objective To determine whether the Board of Elections utilized available funding from the 2018 Help … 1, 2018 to February 11, 2021. About the Program The Board of Elections (BOE) is responsible for administering and … To determine whether the Board of Elections BOE utilized available funding from the 2018 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/17/use-federal-funding-election-technology-and-securityDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Rose to a Record $716 Million Last Year
… over 2014 were: Department of Labor, down 86.2 percent; Helen Hayes Hospital, down 56 percent; and Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-rose-record-716-million-last-yearComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Oysterponds Union Free School District – … found 15 of 113 disbursements totaling $44,166 did not have disbursing orders that included the two required … today announced the following school district audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsMedicaid Program – Maximizing Drug Rebates for Health and Recovery Plans
… Background In 1990, Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program to reduce state and federal expenditures for … basis, the Department of Health (Department) submits rebate invoices to the manufacturers. The Affordable Care … that HARP-related drugs were identified and processed for rebate invoicing. We determined that the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/22/medicaid-program-maximizing-drug-rebates-health-and-recovery-plansOversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Child Protective Services (Report 2021-S-17 ). About the Program The New York State Child Protective Services Act of 1973 was established to encourage more complete reporting of child abuse and maltreatment, provide for the swift and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followMedicaid Program - Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care (2017-S-76) 90-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments to providers on behalf of recipients receiving hospice care.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s76-response.pdfMedicaid Program – Managed Care Payments to Unenrolled Providers
… whether Medicaid managed care organizations violated federal and State regulations by making payments to … members. The 21st Century Cures Act (Act) and additional federal guidance mandated that managed care in-network … Medicaid services. Additionally, DOH must verify that the federal government has not prohibited providers from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/06/04/medicaid-program-managed-care-payments-unenrolled-providersAffidavit for Benefit Payment (1310.4) (RS4139)
To make a written statement for the purpose of receiving a deceased NYSLRS retiree’s death benefit when there is no executor, administrator of the deceased's estate, surviving spouse, minor child, or beneficiary use form RS4139.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs4139.pdfImproper Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Payments for Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance (2021-S-20)
To determine if Medicaid made inappropriate fee-for-service payments to pharmacies on behalf of recipients who had third-party insurance and, if so, whether appropriate recoveries were made.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s20.pdfDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Budget Financial and Capital Plans
… as well as other budget management actions; Spending on Capital Projects Decreasing: Capital spending is … are necessary to avoid exceeding the statutory limit on outstanding debt. Actual capital spending in SFY 2017-18 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-budget-financial-and-capital-plansXI.11.H Early Pay Discounts for Procurement Contract Purchases – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… should include language similar to the following: Where Contractor generally offers more advantageous special price … for the life of such general offer or promotion . If the Contractor offers an early payment discount, at any point in … State than the terms that are contractually obligated, the Contractor shall include the payment terms of the discount on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11h-early-pay-discounts-procurement-contract-purchasesImproper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (2019-S-72) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) made improper payments for claims in violation of federal and State requirements related to ordering, prescribing, referring, or attending (OPRA) providers who were no longer participating in the Medicaid program.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19s72-response.pdfMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Brand Name Drugs
… necessary prescription and non-prescription drugs. State law directs pharmacies to substitute prescribed drugs with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/13/medicaid-program-improper-payments-brand-name-drugs