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Compliance 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-standardsNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members
… information, and notifies Empire of any changes in a member’s status. Many contracts that Empire negotiates … due to delays by Civil Service, HBAs, and members. In one example, Empire paid $186,000 in ineligible claims because it took more than eight years to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/18/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-empire-bluecross-hospital-servicesSelected Performance Measures (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Performance Measures … to urban and rural areas in the United States. We issued our initial audit report on January 6, 2020. The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/selected-performance-measures-followVI.4 Reappropriations Overview – VI. Budgets
… obligations can no longer be incurred nor payments made In most cases, when the legislature enacts an appropriation, … State Finance Law, Section 40 there are four lapse dates in each fiscal year: June 30, September 15, September 30 and … day pursuant to N.Y. General Construction Law 25-A. In order to prevent an appropriation from lapsing, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi4-reappropriations-overviewComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… not appropriately designed or operating effectively. As a result, $4,811 collected by the department could not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCaucus 2025: Important Information for New Yorkers
… office and view recent reports on issues that affect New Yorkers. 2024 Year in Review Fiscal Responsibility, … & Higher Education "Nation's Report Card" Underscores New York's Need for Academic Recovery (March 2023) Economic … Lingering Challenges in the Child Care Sector (February 2025) Health & Mental Health Continuing Crisis: Drug Overdose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/caucus2025-0Caucus 2025: Important Information for New Yorkers
… office and view recent reports on issues that affect New Yorkers. 2024 Year in Review Fiscal Responsibility, … & Higher Education "Nation's Report Card" Underscores New York's Need for Academic Recovery (March 2023) Economic … Lingering Challenges in the Child Care Sector (February 2025) Health & Mental Health Continuing Crisis: Drug Overdose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/caucus2025Report of Title V Operating Permit Program Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the Eight Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017
To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation has adequate procedures in place to accurately capture the Title V Operating Permit Programs revenues expenditures and changes in fund balance We also sought to determine whether Department officials have made reasonable
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/12/report-title-v-operating-permit-program-revenues-expenditures-and-changes-fund-balanceDiNapoli Audit: Drivers for Disabled New Yorkers Drove with Suspended Licenses; Racked up Hundreds of Violations, Including Speeding Through School Zones
… The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) has not … agency's disabled clients," DiNapoli said. "The disregard for safe driving is troubling, both for the clients and the … did not monitor payments, and generally did not recoup the money from them when the agency paid them. Except for Staten …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-drivers-disabled-new-yorkers-drove-suspended-licenses-racked-hundreds-violationsDiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion
… approximately 7.3 million recipients and Medicaid claim costs totaled $69.8 billion. The Affordable Care Act and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-medicaid-billing-errors-cost-state-more-15-billionDiNapoli: State Needs to Supercharge Efforts to Meet Renewable Electricity Goals
… and New Yorkers' homes, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York State has … renewable electricity consumption. The analysis is based on projections from the New York Independent System Operator … facilities in some upstate regions are already being forced to curtail generation due to transmission constraints. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-state-needs-supercharge-efforts-meet-renewable-electricity-goalsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-008.1
… 9.2 with an expected Go Live date of February 15, 2021. In order to reduce customizations, improve processing, and … will have the opportunity to see these changes firsthand in December 2020 during Agency Testing and Training to become … be made available in advance to assist in testing. A full list of materials, with links to each item, will be available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-0081-what-changing-payserv-version-92DiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
… oversee contractors. “This audit found numerous problems in the MTA’s capital projects pipeline that led to delays and … operations, we hope it takes a close look at what we found in this report and our recommendations.” The 2015-2019 MTA … The mistake was discovered during construction, resulting in ten additional work orders (AWOs) and $617,000 in added …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-audit-mta-transit-capital-projects-plagued-cost-overruns-and-delaysDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Additional Steps to Reduce Student Absenteeism
… The State Education Department (SED) has stepped up efforts to combat chronic student absenteeism, but an audit released … absenteeism. But given how vital it is for our children to be in school and learning, I urge the department to do even more and reexamine the guidelines provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeismDiNapoli: Silencing Excessive NYC Noise a Major Challenge
… Noise complaints to New York City's 311 system rose from approximately 200,000 to about 384,000 between 2010 and … City a less noisy and healthier place in which to live." From 2010 through 2015, New Yorkers made 1.6 million noise … noise, and helped develop audit objectives. Highlights from the survey results are included in the Noise in New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-silencing-excessive-nyc-noise-major-challengeMonitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance
… that are in danger of failing and, given its relatively long cycle time between audits and inspections, risks missing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenanceUse of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations
… Purpose The objective of our performance audit was to determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (Office) had … cards to make purchases or withdraw cash from a portion of their monthly benefits at participating automated teller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/10/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locationsOpinion 90-30
… SERVICES LAW, §106-a: A county clerk is entitled to a fee for recording a satisfaction of mortgage where the county … department of social services is not liable for any such fee. This is in reply to your letter concerning fees for … is delivered to the mortgagor. You ask whether a recording fee is due the county clerk when the satisfaction is offered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… were issued. Town of Stafford – Capital Projects (Genesee County) The board did not properly authorize and monitor capital project activity. Because the board relied on an engineering … of Lancaster – Town Supervisor’s Financial Duties (Erie County) The former supervisor did not perform his financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1