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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… been issued: Department of Health: Improper Payments to a Dentist (Follow-Up) (2015-F-3) An audit issued in July 2013, … 30, 2012, Medicaid made $66,402 in improper payments to a dentist. In a follow-up report, auditors determined DOH has … in the initial audit report. This included monitoring the dentist’s claims for behavior management and after-hours …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsMedicaid Program – Appropriateness of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by the New York State of Health System
… other Medicaid data sources, we determined that a range of design and process flaws in NYSOH’s eligibility process … CINs for expected multiple births per pregnancy – in some cases up to ten per pregnancy. In a single case, unnecessary CINs permitted eMedNY to make $4,796 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/28/medicaid-program-appropriateness-medicaid-eligibility-determined-new-york-state-healthOverpayments of Certain Medicare Crossover Claims (Follow-Up)
… to self-report accurate information to eMedNY regarding how much Medicare paid and how much Medicaid owed, which often … made five recommendations to the Department to review and recover the improper Medicaid payments and design and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/22/overpayments-certain-medicare-crossover-claims-followFinancial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, … and cultural age-appropriate activities that integrate what happens in the school day with less formal learning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/financial-oversight-advantage-after-school-program-followDiNapoli: New York's Labor Force Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic and Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak
… New York’s labor force is one of the nation’s largest, but it decreased by 1% between 2011 and 2021 while the rest of the nation increased by 5.1%, … half of the last decade before dropping significantly with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. New York continued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-yorks-labor-force-decreased-sharply-during-pandemic-and-remains-below-pre-pandemic-peakCUNY Bulletin No. CU-598
… for processing the rate increases, Ratification Bonus payments and adjustments for miscellaneous earnings. … also provides for the payment of a Ratification Bonus Payment to eligible employees. Effective Date(s) The … 5/14/2015 0.5% compounded 5/14/2016 The Ratification Bonus Payment will be processed in Institution Pay Period 8C, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-598-2011-2018-iatse-local-one-retroactive-general-salaryOpinion 92-19
… traffic in residential subdivision) TOWN LAW, §278; VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1100, 1660, 1660-a, 1662-a: A town may not, pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1660, regulate traffic on private … 50,000, however, may, within the limitations expressed in Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1662-a, establish town speed limits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-19State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … ensure all disbursements were approved before payment or for proper purposes. In addition, auditors found the village … fire safety inspections were not performed. The cities of White Plains, Schenectady and Lackawanna had limited or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-663
… University Payroll must submit the following information on the Time Entry Interface (NPAY502) using Earnings Code … will be calculated using the Aggregate method, based on the employee’s current Tax Marital Status and Withholding Allowances on the Employee Tax Data page in PayServ. Yonkers income tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-663-cuny-december-2019-uniform-allowance-paymentDiNapoli Issues Report on Public-Private Partnerships
… options. In January 2011, DiNapoli issued his first report on the role that public-private partnerships might play in … Require a competitive bidding process to establish a level playing field among prospective vendors and to ensure the … use of any financial benefit to the state, focused on reducing costs to taxpayers; and Ensure full transparency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/06/dinapoli-issues-report-public-private-partnershipsPerformance Incentive Program
… Regional Transportation Authority’s Performance Incentive Program uses reasonable criteria to measure employee … Since 2005, the Authority has had a Performance Incentive Program (Program) to reward its employees for meeting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/27/performance-incentive-programMonitoring of Construction Management
… used a State-certified women-owned business enterprise (WBE) and claimed credits toward each of their contracts’ MWBE goals. However, the WBE subcontracted out all of its approved services to an independent contractor (non-MWBE) and therefore the WBE did not provide a commercially useful function. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/30/monitoring-construction-managementOversight of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
… with the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), has provided more than $30 billion in low-cost … Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DEC, the Corporation, along with DEC, is responsible for administering the CWSRF. The MOU …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/30/oversight-clean-water-state-revolving-fundCUNY Bulletin No. CU-497
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the December 2014 Uniform Allowance Payment … Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 237, provides for a uniform allowance payment to eligible employees. … including the New York State Nurses Association, provides for a uniform allowance payment to eligible employees. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-497-december-2014-uniform-allowance-paymentCUNY Bulletin No. CU-561
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the December 2016 Uniform Allowance Payment … Agreement, as extended by the Memorandum of Agreement for Successor Agreements, between The City University of New … Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 237, provides for a uniform allowance payment to eligible employees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-561-december-2016-uniform-allowance-paymentState Contract and Payment Actions in July and August
… In July and August, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 3,988 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $7.0 billion and approved more than 5.1 million payments worth nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-and-augustDiNapoli: As Share of New Yorkers Without Health Insurance Reached New Low, Disparities Persisted Among Black, Asian, and Latino Populations
… through 2021, the percentage of New Yorkers without health insurance declined every year to 5.2% in 2021, well below the national average of 8.6% and less than half of what it was in the state in 2010 (11.9%), according to an … below the national average of 86 and less than half of what it was in the state in 2010 119 according to an analysis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-share-new-yorkers-without-health-insurance-reached-new-low-disparities-persisted-among-blackDiNapoli: April Sales Tax Collections Decline Over 24 Percent After COVID-19 Shutdown
… A halt to travel, the decline in retail activity and the large and growing numbers of New Yorkers who have lost their … activity. Every county in every region of the state saw a large drop in April collections. New York City experienced a … in aggregate compared to April 2019. Nearly every city saw large losses ranging from a decline of 20.1 percent in White …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-april-sales-tax-collections-decline-over-24-percent-after-covid-19-shutdownDiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… Higher-than-projected revenue and cost-saving initiatives have helped New York City’s fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget generate a projected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsComptroller DiNapoli: Positive Financial Indicators in Middletown
… of DiNapoli’s fiscal stress initiative and is the latest in a series of fiscal profiles on municipalities across the … the city collected $44 million, the majority of which came from property taxes ($16.7 million), charges for … steady growth in revenues has allowed the city to build up its rainy day reserves. The city’s available fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-positive-financial-indicators-middletown