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DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities

… DiNapoli evaluated all non-calendar year local governments and designated one village in “moderate fiscal stress” and four villages as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” The village of Coxsackie (Greene County) was classified in … filing deadline. This is a significant increase of 30% from last year. Salamanca and Rensselaer have not filed their …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-cities

Medicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2014 Through March 31, 2015

… for inpatient claims that were either billed at a higher level of care than what was actually provided or … status of 16 other providers was still under review at the time our fieldwork was completed. Key Recommendations We made …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/08/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2014-through-march-31-2015

Improper Payments to a Dentist (Follow-Up)

… Medicaid made $66,402 in improper payments to a dentist, Dr. Prosper Bonsi, DMD. The payments included claims for … the improper payments and monitor claims submitted by Dr. Bonsi. We also recommended that the Department implement … in the initial audit report. This included monitoring Dr. Bonsi’s claims for behavior management and after-hours …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/30/improper-payments-dentist-follow

Preferred Source Contracting

… Purpose To determine how State agencies and facilitating agencies are monitoring contracts fulfilled by not-for-profit … with private entities to ensure contract requirements are being met; whether the majority of the work is completed … To determine how State agencies and facilitating agencies are monitoring …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/28/preferred-source-contracting

Marketing Service Performance Monitoring

… prevent economic stagnation, encourage the creation of new job opportunities, increase revenues to the State and … travel, tourism, and business investment. In support of these programs, ESD awarded a contract in December 2011 to … media, and communications agency. Due to the value of the contract and the appropriated State funds involved, it …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/11/marketing-service-performance-monitoring

The Mitchell-Lama Program – Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists

… in compliance with properly established waiting lists for the period January 1, 2012 through November 30, 2014. … Applicants apply to the individual developments for a unit of a specific size, and their names are placed on … in the order they appear on the list and sent to HPD for approval. This audit is part of the Comptroller’s …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/29/mitchell-lama-program-awarding-housing-units-and-maintaining-waiting-lists

Management of General School Funds (Follow-Up)

… of implementation of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report, Management of General School … controls over its General School Fund (GSF) bank account.  In addition, we concluded that the school principal had not … Key Finding Kennedy officials have made limited progress in correcting the problems we identified in the initial …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/management-general-school-funds-follow

Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Ancillary Services Provided During Hospital Inpatient Admissions

… laboratory, physical therapy, and home health care are typical ancillary services. Medicaid claims for ancillary …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-ancillary-services-provided-during-hospital-inpatient

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Senate Republican Health Care Bill

… "The Senate Republican health care bill calls for billions of dollars of cuts in future health care funding for New Yorkers. This bill is identical to the House proposal … The Senate Republican health care bill calls for billions of dollars of cuts in future health care funding …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-senate-republican-health-care-bill

Oversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (Follow-Up)

… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (Report … the children who are at risk in the most serious types of child abuse cases. However, the actions taken are not … Office of Children and Family Services: Oversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (2007-S-129) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/19/oversight-child-protective-services-outside-new-york-city-follow

Non-Emergency Patient Transportation Services (Follow-Up)

… included in our initial audit report, Non-Emergency Patient Transportation Services (Report 2008-N-3). Background … These services must be authorized in advance by the patient's physician. The Corporation paid $2.7 million for non-emergency patient transportation during fiscal year 2013.We identified …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/non-emergency-patient-transportation-services-follow

License Fee Revenues (Follow-Up)

… of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, License Fee Revenues (Report … ended June 30, 2013 the Department collected $8.1 million in license fees, $10 million in franchise fees, and fines totaling $14.3 million. We found …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/license-fee-revenues-follow

Overview – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials

… for calculating the number of days worked by elected and appointed officials. These requirements apply to all elected and appointed officials who: Are members of NYSLRS; and Do  not  participate in a time-keeping system that either … Elected and Appointed Officials Theres a process to detrmine how many …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/overview

XII.8.B Matching – XII. Expenditures

… Basis Receipts Required Impact on Matching Amount Yes The dollar amount on the voucher line must be less than or equal to the dollar amount on the purchase order line. Amount based … have a quantity equal to one. Amount No The voucher line dollar amount must be less than or equal to the remaining …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8b-matching

Warsaw Central School District – Out-of-District Tuition Billing (2021M-140)

… Central School District (District) students enrolled in out-of-district programs were accurately calculated and … Warsaw Central School District District students enrolled in outofdistrict programs were accurately calculated and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/warsaw-central-school-district-out-district-tuition-billing-2021m-140

Keene Central School District – Transportation State Aid (2021M-63)

… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Keene Central School District (District) officials applied for all applicable transportation aid for new bus acquisitions in a timely manner. Key Findings District … a timely manner and were at risk of losing $20,513 for new bus acquisitions. The District did not properly file for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/keene-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-2021m-63

Medina Central School District - Tax Collection (2019M-151)

… Determine whether the Tax Collector Collector received recorded deposited and reported …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-tax-collection-2019m-151

DiNapoli: Coronavirus Will Cause Multi-Year Hit to State Finances

… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The ultimate price of the coronavirus remains undetermined. What is clear is … to address our immediate needs, but we must be mindful of the bigger picture. Tax revenues will be substantially lower in the near term because of the pandemic, and likely well beyond. The state should …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-coronavirus-will-cause-multi-year-hit-state-finances

DiNapoli and Hein Announce Training For Fire Districts and EMS Agencies

… the best way to protect public funds.” “The vast majority of fire departments are run by committed and amazing … throughout Ulster County.  With that said, in light of the announcement by the Comptroller DiNapoli and the … our public‘s trust has been compromised in a number of separate incidences and we are committed to providing …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-and-hein-announce-training-fire-districts-and-ems-agencies

DiNapoli: State Should Recoup $11.7 Million from Special Education Contractors

… P. DiNapoli announced today his auditors found a total of $11.7 million in costs that should be recouped after … DiNapoli’s office identified fraud and improper use of taxpayer funds in a series of audits that led to legislative changes that granted the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-state-should-recoup-117-million-special-education-contractors