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Medicaid Overpayments for Out-of-State Ambulatory Surgery Services (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Medicaid Overpayments for … through June 30, 2009, auditors identified $12.2 million in actual and potential Medicaid overpayments to out-of-state … of September 30, 2012, of the two recommendations included in our initial report. Key Finding Department and Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/medicaid-overpayments-out-state-ambulatory-surgery-services-followMedicaid Overpayments for Non-Emergency Out-of-State Inpatient Services (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Medicaid Overpayments for … payment. Auditors further identified $10.8 million in claim payments for which the Department had not granted … services. Key Finding Department officials made progress in addressing the issues we identified in the initial audit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/11/medicaid-overpayments-non-emergency-out-state-inpatient-services-followSelected Financial Management and Administrative Practices
… the best available prices. Certain estate assets were put up for sale without the documented formal prior approval of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/28/selected-financial-management-and-administrative-practicesAdministration of Tenant Complaints
… Office of Rent Administration addresses tenant complaints in a timely manner. Our audit period includes … development of affordable low- and moderate-income housing in New York State. The Division’s Office of Rent … three years - to be assigned. Of the complaints received in our scope period, 1,101 remained unassigned as of March 6, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/11/administration-tenant-complaintsCompliance With Payment Card Industry Standards
… selected State University of New York (SUNY) schools are in compliance with Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards and … York (SUNY) is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, consisting of 64 institutions and about … Among a range of issues, we identified weaknesses in: the completeness of systems’ component inventories; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/compliance-payment-card-industry-standardsMedicaid Program - Medicaid Overpayments for Certain Medicare Part C Claims
… providers for services rendered to recipients enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plan: … Background Many Medicaid recipients are also enrolled in Medicare. Such recipients are commonly referred to as “dual-eligibles.” In 1997, Congress established Medicare Part C, the Medicare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/16/medicaid-program-medicaid-overpayments-certain-medicare-part-c-claimsMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims
… Patient Groups (APG) claims because of deficiencies in the claims processing and payment system. The audit … was adopted by the Department of Health (Department) in an effort to more accurately pay providers for services … the previous payment methodology. The Department phased in APGs beginning with hospital outpatient departments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/20/medicaid-program-overpayments-ambulatory-patient-group-claimsAssessment and Collection of Selected Penalties
… is properly billing, collecting and promptly depositing, in appropriate accounts, selected legislatively mandated … have provided services to WCB claimants, to notify WCB in writing when the claimant's insurance carrier fails to pay … The proceeds of these penalties are to be deposited in the State's general fund. Key Findings While WCB properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/24/assessment-and-collection-selected-penaltiesOpinion 2009-2
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … property in the area of the town outside of any villages. You ask whether the threshold in Town Law § 209-q (13) (a), … to the total estimated expense of the "improvement," and not to the amount of the indebtedness issued to finance the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 329
… routine and the correct deduction amounts are inserted in the General Deduction panel. Effective Date This change … routine and the correct deduction amounts are inserted in the General Deduction panel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/329-changing-warning-message-general-deduction-panel-reject-messageOpinion 88-59
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation … not as compensation for services already rendered. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the payment of the salary … be paid the salary budgeted for the acting village justice in addition to his own. Section 3-301(2) of the Village Law …
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-fieldOutstanding Violations (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Outstanding Violations (Report … (Department) managers did not have effective systems in place to ensure hazardous violations were resolved … of September 9, 2014, of the four recommendations included in our initial report. Key Finding The Department has made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-followOpinion 98-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Interest in Contract (county coroner paid by county for burial of … director, generally, would not have a prohibited interest in a contract if he or she submitted a bill to the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5Opinion 2008-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and … (authority to make cash refunds of unexpended monies in a capital reserve fund) -- Powers and Duties (authority to make cash refunds of unexpended monies in a capital reserve fund) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Opinion 90-26
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Bond Resolution (exceeding maximum cost specified in) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §32.00: Where the lowest bid on the proposed installation of sprinkler systems in fire district buildings exceeds the estimated maximum cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-26Opinion 89-42
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (authority to invest in Treasury Bills under "Treasury Direct" program) GENERAL … FINANCE LAW, §165.00: A village may temporarily invest in short term United States Treasury bills issued in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42State Agencies Bulletin No. 434
… information regarding new Earnings Codes used by OSC in time entry for employees who are due a tax refund. … the result of incorrect coding of employees' tax status in Job Data or Employee Tax Data. Currently OSC reviews the … This new process will allow agencies to view the refunds in the Payroll System. The new Earnings Codes are: TF1 - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/434-new-earnings-codes-tax-refunds-processed-through-payservCity of Salamanca - Collections (2023M-131)
… (Comptroller) collections were recorded and deposited in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The … could not determine whether deposits were generally made in a timely manner. We reviewed 29 deposits totaling nearly … precluded us from determining whether deposits were made in a timely manner. 34 entries totaling approximately $50,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/03/15/city-salamanca-collections-2023m-131Access-A-Ride Accident Claims
… calendar year 2008 through calendar 2010, but declined in calendar year 2011. However, carrier incidents of $1,000 … of the first annual review. However, this practice is not in writing or approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles. … them of their responsibility to report accidents to AAR in accordance with their contract and ensure they have a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/24/access-ride-accident-claims