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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1604
… efforts of agency Personnel/Payroll Officers and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in reconciling … gender code not checked Other SSN Deceased Contact the SSA office for more information Agency Actions Agencies must … of updated information to the agency Personnel or Payroll Office as soon as possible. (A sample letter which agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1604-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedCUNY Bulletin No. CU-356
… (NYSHIP) administered by the New York State Department of Civil Service. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining … CUNY graduate program, and simultaneously employed in one of the following titles: Graduate Assistant A, B or C Adjunct … process an input file from the New York State Department of Civil Service to start, cancel or change rates for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-356-certain-cuny-employees-eligible-new-york-state-healthCUNY Bulletin No. CU-587
… the chart of accounts strings mapped to the Position Pools in PayServ. Affected Employees All CUNY employee records will be affected Background In order to correctly calculate the charges for the split … year-end payroll allocation percentages are outlined in the Guide to Financial Operations, Section XV.6.A. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-587-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-cuny-fiscal-year-endForensic Audit of Payments to On-Board Service Managers (Follow-Up)
… Services Unit staff members were not held accountable for their work performance and time and attendance. In addition, the Assistant Vice President responsible for the Unit violated Metro-North policy by not disclosing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/21/forensic-audit-payments-board-service-managers-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 931
… efforts of agency Personnel/Payroll Offices and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in reconciling employee … DOB and gender code not checked 6 = Contact local SSA office for more information Other SSN Agency Actions Agencies … of updated information to the agency Personnel or Payroll Office as soon as possible. (A sample letter which agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/931-verification-employee-social-security-numbers-and-names-be-reportedUse of State Appropriations
… Purpose To determine whether the New York Wine and Grape Foundation (Foundation) has spent State funding in … relevant statutory and contractual requirements, including the need to leverage the appropriations with funds from other … To determine whether the New York Wine and Grape Foundation has spent State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/use-state-appropriationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 783
… certain Management Confidential employees enrolled in the Income Protection Plan. Affected Employees Eligible … 1, 1994, the Workers’ Compensation benefit for employees in the Management Confidential bargaining units (BU 06, 18, … there are two options: For employees who are not enrolled in the IPP program, accruals are used followed by sick leave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/783-new-workers-compensation-actionreason-code-management-confidentialSelected Operating and Administrative Practices of the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (Follow-Up)
… prevention and deterrence to detection and prosecution. For example, our analysis of prescription data identified … more than 325,000 prescriptions filled over 565,000 times for controlled substances such as Oxycodone (OxyContin), … recommendations: to review the identified prescriptions for potential investigations; enhance routine data analysis; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/23/selected-operating-and-administrative-practices-bureau-narcotic-enforcement-followControls Over Cash Advance Accounts (Follow-Up)
… Parks needs their advance accounts and whether the money is properly accounted for and used for appropriate business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/controls-over-cash-advance-accounts-followImproper Fee-for-Service Payments for Pharmacy Services Covered by Managed Care (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … which was issued on January 5, 2015, determined that, for the 27-month period October 1, 2011 through December 31, … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/23/improper-fee-service-payments-pharmacy-services-covered-managed-care-followEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… reduce redundancy, and increase process and system standardization. ITS often did not provide timely or … Effectiveness of the Department of Labor’s Unemployment Insurance System (2014-S-9) Office of Information Technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationPayments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … determined that Davis Ethical likely fabricated nearly all of the improper claims. Davis Ethical processed many of the … Determine the extent of implementation of 3 recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacy-followUnited Healthcare – Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)
… The Empire Plan (Plan) is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. The Plan covers many health care services, … Our initial audit report, which was issued on September 26, 2014, identified $694,227 in drug rebate and discount … longer applicable. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up report to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/03/united-healthcare-empire-plan-drug-rebate-revenue-followEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period July 1, 2012 Through December 31, 2012 (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations made in our audit report, New … benefits plan for NYSHIP. The New York State Department of Civil Service contracts with Empire BlueCross BlueShield … To determine the extent of implementation of 3 recommendations made in our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-july-1-2012-throughInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Follow-Up)
… Department of Transportation (Department) requirements for classifying, reporting and repairing bridge defects. … did not always comply with the Department’s requirement for an annual interim inspection if the repairs are not … 10 of the 17 Safety Conditions sampled were not repaired for more than two years, including three which were open for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects-followAnnual Assessment of Market Orders for 2012, 2013, and 2014
… Purpose The purpose of this performance audit was to determine whether the Department of Agriculture and Markets (Department) has adequate … its assessable expenses related to its administration of Article 25 of the Agriculture and Markets Law. We … Determine whether Department of Agriculture and Markets has adequate procedures in place …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/07/annual-assessment-market-orders-2012-2013-and-2014Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period April 1, 2011 Through June 30, 2011 (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the three recommendations made in our audit report, Empire BlueCross BlueShield: Selected … Empire processes and pays claims for hospital services in accordance with agreements Empire negotiates with member … Key Finding Empire officials made considerable progress in implementing the recommendations we made in our initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/30/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-april-1-2011-throughHousing Preferences for Veterans (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Housing Preferences for Veterans (Report 2011-N-3 ). Background Our initial report, … extended the right of preference for housing to many more veterans, few actually benefited due to inaction and/or … and Clinton Towers) filled vacant apartments with non-veterans even though veterans had been identified on their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/29/housing-preferences-veterans-followOpinion 2002-11
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §217(c): For purposes of earning a year of firefighting service under … a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2000-15
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Eligibility (of out-of-state … on on-going basis) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§209-i, 462: A volunteer firefighter from an out-of-state fire company may … to General Municipal Law §209-i. You ask whether a volunteer firefighter who resides in another state and is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15