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XI-A.4 Procurement Card Use – XI-A. Purchasing
… to purchase goods and services less than $500.00 when a vendor accepts the PCard for payment. This facilitates a cost … drop down menu. Alternately, the agency may select these options on a requisition, which will be carried forward to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a4-procurement-card-useXII.9.D Refunds Owed to the State – XII. Expenditures
… the State using the Statewide Financial System (SFS) for a vendor in the New York State Vendor File. When a vendor owes … a check for, the Business Unit has the following four options to recover the funds. This section outlines the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9d-refunds-owed-stateXIII.11 Submitting Travel and Expense Reimbursement Requests for Inactive Employees – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Travel and Expense reimbursement requests for inactive employees for expenses that were incurred during the … should be paid through the SFS AP module as appropriate. When an employee is leaving an agency, the agency must lock … in PayServ and SFS changes to inactive. Although a proxy can create expense reports after an employee becomes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii11-submitting-travel-and-expense-reimbursement-requests-inactive-employeesXI.18.B Procurement Lobbying Act – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… is contained in Appendix A – Standard Clauses for All New York State Contracts, compliance with this requirement … Solicitation/Bid Documents SFL §139-j restricts contacts 2 by offerers 3 with any governmental entity 4 regarding … that is the subject of a governmental procurement.” 2 SFL §139-j(1)(c) defines “contacts” as “any oral, written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18b-procurement-lobbying-actTreasurer of Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Charged With Embezzling More Than $5.7 Million and Failing To Report The Income To The IRS
… District of New York, Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Special Agent in … the trust his fellow volunteer firefighters placed in him by allegedly stealing $5.7 million of their money over a period of more than 13 years as their elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/treasurer-mahopac-volunteer-fire-department-charged-embezzling-more-57-million-and-failing-reportMedicaid Program – Optimizing Medicaid Drug Rebates
… the period April 1, 2010 to December 31, 2014. Background In 1990, Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program to … from drug manufacturers. The Affordable Care Act, enacted in 2010, extended prescription drug rebates to cover … monitors drug dispensing to Medicaid enrollees through claim information that is submitted to the Department’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/07/medicaid-program-optimizing-medicaid-drug-rebatesImplementation of the Dignity for All Students Act
… Also, we limited the audit to school districts outside of New York City. Background DASA seeks to provide students in New York with a safe and supportive environment free from … year ended June 30, 2016, school districts (excluding New York City) reported 19,410 incidents statewide under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/13/implementation-dignity-all-students-actMainstream Managed Care Organizations – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting (Follow-Up)
… guidance that allowed MCOs to misreport non-allowable marketing expenses as allowable facilitated enrollment … determine the extent to which MCOs report non-allowable marketing expenses as facilitated enrollment; and assess the … the Department revised MMCOR instructions regarding marketing and facilitated enrollment expenses, we found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-followUnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Follow-Up)
… implementation status of the three recommendations made in our audit report, UnitedHealthcare: Improper Payments for … Service (Department) contracts with UnitedHealthcare (United) to process and pay medical and surgical claims for services provided to Empire Plan members. United’s payments to medical providers are based, in part, on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59-followSt. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-99)
… Key Findings BOCES officials did not properly monitor and account for IT assets. As a result, officials cannot ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/01/st-lawrence-lewis-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-99Collection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
… distribution chain (e.g., at importation into the State or on the first sale or use in the State), depending on the product involved. … fuels that is imposed when motor fuel is first produced or imported or when diesel fuel is first sold or used in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-taxFiremen’s Benevolent Association of the Village of Le Roy – Oversight of the Association’s Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-026)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over the Association’s receipt and disbursement of the Foreign Fire Insurance tax for the period January 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/06/firemens-benevolent-association-village-le-roy-oversight-associationsCity of Dunkirk – Community Development Block Grant Management (2012M-146)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the City’s financial management and … CDBG funds without the most basic of documentation to support the expenses and have used the funds at times to pay for a variety of miscellaneous expenses that have no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2012/11/13/city-dunkirk-community-development-block-grant-management-2012m-146Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period April 1, 2011 Through June 30, 2011 (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage to active and retired State, participating local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/30/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-april-1-2011-throughNew York State Dental Program – Payments for Scaling and Root Planing Procedures (Follow-Up)
… of GHI and HIP Health Plan of New York, formed when the two companies affiliated in 2006. At that time, existing GHI … still needed. Of the three prior audit recommendations, two recommendations had been implemented and one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/12/new-york-state-dental-program-payments-scaling-and-root-planing-procedures-followAffordable Home Ownership Development Program
… is administered by the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (Corporation), was established to promote homeownership for … in question and family size of the Program beneficiary. In recent years, the State Legislature has appropriated $25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/06/affordable-home-ownership-development-programCity of Binghamton – Apparent Misappropriation of Parks and Recreation Department Funds (2013M-169)
… $107,984. Specifically, we found that the City could not account for $36,234 in fees that should have been paid for … totaling approximately $344,000 from a separate bank account titled the “Binghamton City Sport Leagues” for the … 27, 2012. He was one of the two signatories on this account and the bank statements were mailed to his home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/10/03/city-binghamton-apparent-misappropriation-parks-and-recreation-department-fundsSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… spend between $100 million and $150 million each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary … Department had identified associated with this employee. Key Findings Travel expenses totaling $466,301 for 14 of the … expected work-related mileage by more than 2,000 miles. Key Recommendations Strengthen oversight of travel expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/22/selected-employee-travel-expensesImproper Medicaid Payments for Terminated Drugs (Follow-Up)
… program made improper payments for drugs dispensed after their drug termination date. The audit covered the … program improperly paid $29 million for drugs dispensed after their termination date. Key Finding Department … improperly paid another $11 million for drugs dispensed after their termination date, some of which were recalled for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/improper-medicaid-payments-terminated-drugs-followCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B22-6-6)
… the City of Yonkers' financial condition in the current and future years. Background The Office of the State … that the City’s adopted budget for fiscal year 2022-23 and the related justification documents are in compliance … budget totals $1.38 billion. The budget includes operating and debt service funding of $692.9 million for the Yonkers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/06/10/city-yonkers-budget-review-b22-6-6