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Fire Prevention, Safety and Control
… and the use of heat detectors. Key Finding The Office is in compliance with applicable fire prevention, safety and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/21/fire-prevention-safety-and-controlEmpire BlueCross BlueShield Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2011 Through March 31, 2011
… payments for certain special items were reasonable in relation to the hospitals' actual purchase and acquisition … Empire processes Plan claims for hospital services in accordance with agreements they negotiate with member … (or 344 percent) more than the costs of the special items in question. We were unable to obtain supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-january-1-2011-throughMedicaid Program – Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Under Managed Care
… Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Rebate Program) to reduce state and federal expenditures for Medicaid prescription costs. Since January 1991, the State of New York has been able to recover a portion of Medicaid prescription drug costs by requesting rebates from drug manufacturers. The Affordable Care Act, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/18/medicaid-program-medicaid-drug-rebate-program-under-managed-careAdoption Subsidy Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Adoption Subsidy Program (Report … subsidy payments to adoptive parents were supported and in compliance with governing regulations. The Office of … provides subsidy payments to assist adoptive parents in the care and support of these children. We found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/adoption-subsidy-program-followBenefit Eligibility Assessment Process
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Human Resources … (Client) eligibility, and when a Client is determined to be ineligible, denying, reducing or terminating the … that are reversed at hearings. Fair Hearings have become routine with the number of hearings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/28/benefit-eligibility-assessment-processWillsboro Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-119)
… summer placements. Key Findings District officials did not properly claim State aid for special education students … 2023, the District had not claimed $55,771 in State aid to which it was entitled, of which $52,640 would have already been received and benefited the District if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/02/willsboro-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-119Collection of Medicaid Accounts Receivable (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Collection of Medicaid Accounts Receivables (Report 2009-S-59). Background Our … of Health (Department) effectively recovered accounts receivable when Medicaid overpaid providers. For the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/collection-medicaid-accounts-receivable-followLinkNYC Program Revenues and Monitoring (Follow-Up)
… of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT), is the technology core of New York City government, working … the installation period to 10 years and further amended in 2021 to revise the number of structures down to 4,000 to be … to meet specific service requirements, including a 45-day time frame between installation and activation, preventive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/26/linknyc-program-revenues-and-monitoring-followComptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… sentenced to 3 1/3 to 10 years in prison, and ordered to pay $3 million in restitution to Met Council. Herb Friedman … and sentenced to four months in jail, and ordered to pay $775,000 in restitution to Met Council. In February 2015, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorOversight of Sidewalk Sheds (Follow-Up)
… of more than 1 million buildings and construction sites in NYC. This includes enforcing provisions of the NYC Administrative and Building Codes, the Rules of the City of New York, and NYC Local Laws in order to promote the safety of all people …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/06/oversight-sidewalk-sheds-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2137
… is lapsing on 06/30/2023, agencies will need to insert a new row into the Department Budget Table USA (refer to Job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2137-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2030
… agencies that position pools and/or chartfield strings in PayServ may require updates for lapsing. Affected … See attachment: June 30, 2022 Lapsing Chartfield Strings in PayServ Agency Actions Agencies will have to ensure that … need to contact their Appropriation Section Representative in OSC’s Bureau of State Accounting Operations to have this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2030-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsUnadilla Valley Central School District – Non-Resident Special Education Student Tuition (2022M-44)
… officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/unadilla-valley-central-school-district-non-resident-special-educationXII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures
… Vendor ID starting with “042” allows Business Units to pay each other without the need for a paper check. Using the … Vendor IDs starting with “043” allows Business Units to pay each other in situations where the Business Unit requires … Business Units must identify if the billing is from an SFS Online or a Legacy System Business Unit. The following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agencyTown of Coventry - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-180)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Coventry (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) recorded, … remitted and reported collections accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk did not record, … all collections in a timely manner. As a result, the Town’s collections were at a greater risk of being lost or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-coventry-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-180XII.4.E Electronic Invoicing – XII. Expenditures
… identifying vouchers with a Voucher Origin field equal to “MPY”. Users can view the report in the Statewide Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4e-electronic-invoicingVillage of Port Jefferson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-56)
… until 10 months later. Code enforcement did not account for all tickets issued or voided. These findings were referred to outside law enforcement for review. Key Recommendations The Justices should provide … The Board should ensure that code enforcement accounts for all tickets, and that it reconciles its records with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2022/04/15/village-port-jefferson-justice-court-operations-2020m-56Lockport City School District - Procurement (2021M-198)
… applicable statutes. Key Findings District officials did not demonstrate that certain goods and services were procured … District’s procurement policies. District officials could have used a more transparent procurement process for a $3.3 … for a facial/object recognition software license, prior to adopting a standardization resolution. We also found the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/13/lockport-city-school-district-procurement-2021m-198Selected Performance Measures (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report Selected Performance Measures Report 2018S18
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/selected-performance-measures-followFacility Planning Bureau Project Review (Follow-Up)
… construction projects involving these facilities, based on procedures established by the Department’s Facilities … the period July 1, 2013 to October 18, 2018, was issued on February 4, 2019. The audit sought to determine if the … projects in a timely manner and, if not, what the impacts on school districts were. We also sought to determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/05/facility-planning-bureau-project-review-follow