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Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the eight recommendations included in our original report, Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts … Fund – $1,500. Key Finding Parks made significant progress in correcting the problems we identified in the initial report. Of the eight prior audit …
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)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Fee-for-Service … Key Finding Department officials have made some progress in addressing the problems we identified in the initial audit report. However, further actions are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/23/improper-fee-service-payments-pharmacy-services-covered-managed-care-followState 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-confidentialEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… process has been in ensuring that the resulting Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) clusters operate … January 22, 2015 to March 30, 2016. Background The Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) was established in November 2012 as part of a New York State Information Technology (IT) …
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)
… included in our initial audit report, Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical … which was issued on August 13, 2013, determined that, for the period January 1, 2008 through December 13, 2011, … fraudulent claims to Medicaid and received payments for those claims. We coordinated our audit and investigative …
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)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage to active and retired State, participating local government, … (Department) contracted with United HealthCare (United) to administer the Plan’s prescription drug program between …
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)
… Program: Empire BlueCross BlueShield Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period July 1, 2012 Through … employees, and their dependents. The Empire Plan (Plan) is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. The New York State Department of Civil Service contracts with Empire BlueCross BlueShield (Empire) to administer the …
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)
… of the four recommendations included in our initial report, Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects ( … of the 4 recommendations included in our initial report Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects-followForensic Audit of Payments to On-Board Service Managers (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Forensic Audit of Payments to on-Board Service Managers (2011-S-35). … To determine the extent of implementation of 3 recommendations included in our intl …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/21/forensic-audit-payments-board-service-managers-followSelected Aspects of Inactive Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Recovery
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) has effective … and pursue parties responsible for the contamination of inactive hazardous waste sites. This audit covers the … as the State Superfund Program, in New York. The purpose of the Program is to identify, investigate, and remediate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/22/selected-aspects-inactive-hazardous-waste-site-remediation-cost-recoveryPipeline Safety Oversight
… incidents involved evacuations, road closures, a business closure, and other situations that left businesses and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/08/pipeline-safety-oversightAccounts Receivable Collection and Reporting
… applicable laws and regulations for the period January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015. Background The Authority’s … in accounts receivable (third-party billings) from $22.1 million to $135.6 million. At the end of its 2014-15 fiscal … its newly enacted Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard 2. Accounts receivable balances have since returned to more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/05/accounts-receivable-collection-and-reportingOversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation, as of February 2025, of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit … To assess the extent of implementation as of February 2025 of the eight recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-homeless-shelters-followOversight of Disability Services (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Disability Services (Report 2021-S-42 ). About the Program … To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-disability-services-followHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation, as of June 2025, of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit … To assess the extent of implementation as of June 2025 of the seven recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment-followOpinion 2003-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. PAID FIREFIGHTERS -- Death Benefits (line-of-duty presumption) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Death … Law applies to benefits for a firefighter who died of cancer prior to retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process
… are often reversed at Fair Hearings due to insufficient case preparation or inaccurately prepared supporting … cases. To HRA: Take action to reduce the HRA Fair Hearing case preparation deficiencies noted in this report. Other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/28/benefit-eligibility-assessment-processState Agencies Bulletin No. 2346
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies that position pools and/or chartfield strings in PayServ may require updates for lapsing. Affected Employees: All agencies with … the chartfield string associated with the position pool is lapsing they will need to contact their Appropriation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2346-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsLanguage Access Services (Follow-Up)
… will take to ensure meaningful access to their services for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) New Yorkers. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV or Department) is one of the agencies required to develop and follow a Plan. … form. The objective of our initial audit, issued October 26, 2023, was to determine if DMV was adequately serving the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/language-access-services-followOpinion 89-30
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §95-a: As consideration under a contract with a private non-profit organization to provide senior … under a town contract to the private organization for use in the private organization's bus. You ask whether a town may contract with a private senior citizens organization to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30