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Adoption Subsidy Program (Follow-Up)
… in compliance with governing regulations. The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) established the Adoption … alternative homes for hard-to-place and handicapped foster children. The Program, administered by local social services … assist adoptive parents in the care and support of these children. We found that payments were supported and were in …
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 Client's benefits. As a last resort, Clients deemed to be ineligible are entitled to a Fair Hearing administered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/28/benefit-eligibility-assessment-processPipeline Safety Oversight
… natural gas and hazardous liquids, including crude oil, refined petroleum products, and other highly volatile, … Program, Inspection Activity, Inspector Qualification, Leak Management, Enforcement, and Incident Investigation. Key … of Environmental Conservation: Collection and Use of Oil Spill Funds (2014-S-59) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/08/pipeline-safety-oversightSelected Aspects of Inactive Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Recovery
… to fully and accurately accumulate State costs related to site investigation and remediation, bill for and collect … 2011 through October 17, 2014. Background The Department is responsible for the Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site … Superfund Program, in New York. The purpose of the Program is to identify, investigate, and remediate sites containing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/22/selected-aspects-inactive-hazardous-waste-site-remediation-cost-recoveryAccounts Receivable Collection and Reporting
… receivable collection and reporting procedures were in compliance with applicable laws and regulations for the … receivable collection and reporting practices are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. As required, … receivable collection and reporting procedures were in compliance with applicable laws and regulations for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/05/accounts-receivable-collection-and-reportingMedicaid Program – Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Under Managed Care
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) has taken appropriate steps to maximize rebate collections on drugs dispensed to … To determine whether the Department of Health has taken …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/18/medicaid-program-medicaid-drug-rebate-program-under-managed-careMonitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Follow-Up)
… what extent nursing home claims exceeded the bed reserve day limits. During the five year audit period ended March … for bed reserve claims that exceeded the bed reserve day limit. However, because reimbursement rates were the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/monitoring-medicaid-payments-nursing-home-bed-reserve-days-followOversight of Homeless Shelters
… – estimated at more than 80,000 and comprised of families, couples, and single adults – while guiding them to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/12/oversight-homeless-sheltersSelected Operating and Administrative Practices of the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (Follow-Up)
… more than 325,000 prescriptions filled over 565,000 times for controlled substances such as Oxycodone … made additional data available while requiring real-time submission prescription information within 24 hours of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/23/selected-operating-and-administrative-practices-bureau-narcotic-enforcement-followImproper Fee-for-Service Payments for Pharmacy Services Covered by Managed Care (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … We also recommended the Department take corrective action to help ensure managed care enrollment information is entered and update timely and to determine why certain fee-for-service claims were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/23/improper-fee-service-payments-pharmacy-services-covered-managed-care-followControls Over Cash Advance Accounts (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the eight … accounts received little scrutiny and made recommendations to improve internal controls over these accounts. As of March 31, 2016, Parks was authorized to have three advance accounts with a total value of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/controls-over-cash-advance-accounts-followForensic Audit of Payments to On-Board Service Managers (Follow-Up)
… 14, 2012, determined that Metro-North’s On Board Services Unit staff members were not held accountable for their work … addition, the Assistant Vice President responsible for the Unit violated Metro-North policy by not disclosing the referral of a relative who was hired in the Unit. Key Finding Metro-North Railroad officials made some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/21/forensic-audit-payments-board-service-managers-followInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four … given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up review to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues discussed in this review. … To determine the extent of implementation of the 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects-followEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period July 1, 2012 Through December 31, 2012 (Follow-Up)
… coverage to active and retired State, participating local government and school district employees, and their … accordance with agreements Empire negotiates with member hospitals. Payments for hospital services are generally based … are negotiated between Empire and its member providers. Hospitals may be entitled to additional payments for special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-july-1-2012-throughUnited Healthcare – Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)
… made in our initial audit report, United HealthCare Insurance Company of New York: Empire Plan Drug Rebate … made in our intl audit report United HealthCare Insurance Company of New York Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/03/united-healthcare-empire-plan-drug-rebate-revenue-followPayments 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 … Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (2012-S-11). Background Our initial … 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-followEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… of recurring turnover among top-level ITS executives. ITS is still working toward completion of several of the goals … as “well underway” at the time. However, we found that ITS is currently in its fourth year, and only one of these … and Integration) has shown significant progress and is ostensibly complete. The status of the other three (Data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationUse of State Appropriations
… April 2012 through March 2016. Background The Foundation is a public authority, located in Canandaigua, which supports … industry through research, promotion, and education. It is governed by a Board of Directors, most of whom are … commitment to leverage State money. Although it is only required to obtain outside funding equal to what the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/use-state-appropriationsContracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four … Authority’s (MTA) constituent agencies are required to determine whether services can be provided in-house before proceeding to contract, the agencies were not required to maintain … To determine the extent of implementation of the four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followHousing Preferences for Veterans (Follow-Up)
… City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (NYC HPD). We specifically found two housing companies in … veterans had been identified on their waiting lists. NYC HPD approved many of these non-veterans’ applications, … included in our initial report. Key Finding NYC HPD has made progress in addressing the issues identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/29/housing-preferences-veterans-follow