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Effectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation

… we found that ITS is currently in its fourth year, and only one of these initiatives (Email Consolidation and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformation

Payments 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-follow

United Healthcare – Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)

… recommendations made in our initial audit report, United HealthCare Insurance Company of New York: Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue ( … of Civil Service (Department) contracted with United HealthCare (United) to administer the Plan’s prescription … of 3 recommendations 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-follow

Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period July 1, 2012 Through December 31, 2012 (Follow-Up)

… and retired State, participating local government and school district employees, and their dependents. The Empire …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-july-1-2012-through

Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Follow-Up)

… included in our initial report, Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects ( 2012-S-34 ). Background Our initial … on May 19, 2014, found that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Authority) did not follow the New York State … (Department) requirements for classifying, reporting and repairing bridge defects. Instead, the Authority followed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects-follow

Forensic Audit of Payments to On-Board Service Managers (Follow-Up)

… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … in our initial audit report, Forensic Audit of Payments to on-Board Service Managers (2011-S-35). Background Our … To determine the extent of implementation of 3 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/21/forensic-audit-payments-board-service-managers-follow

Selected Aspects of Inactive Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Recovery

… State costs related to site investigation and remediation, bill for and collect these costs from responsible parties in … billing process and the timeliness of billing. However, bill preparation is a very time-consuming process and billing … which delays recovery of some State costs until the next bill is prepared. We reviewed 21 bills for eight sites and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/22/selected-aspects-inactive-hazardous-waste-site-remediation-cost-recovery

Pipeline Safety Oversight

… Program, Inspection Activity, Inspector Qualification, Leak Management, Enforcement, and Incident Investigation. Key …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/08/pipeline-safety-oversight

Accounts Receivable Collection and Reporting

… Purpose To determine if the Authority’s accounts receivable collection and reporting procedures were in compliance with applicable laws and regulations for the period January 1, 2012 through … To determine if the Authoritys accounts receivable collection and reporting procedures were in compliance with applicable …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/05/accounts-receivable-collection-and-reporting

Oversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)

… fact, for many rural counties, hotels and motels are the only option, as there are no formal shelters. Of the 57 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-homeless-shelters-follow

Oversight of Disability Services (Follow-Up)

… to students and staff about their services and received no complaints regarding discrimination based on a student’s …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-disability-services-follow

Homeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)

… Objective To assess the extent of implementation, as of June 2025, of the seven recommendations included in our … 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-follow

Opinion 2003-5

… law, suggests that the presumption is intended to apply only to accidental disability retirement, accidental death … also scheduled to expire on July 1, 2005 and applicable only to paid members of a fire department in a city with a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5

Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process

… the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance's (OTDA) Fair Hearing process is used only as necessary. Background … resort, Clients deemed to be ineligible are entitled to a Fair Hearing administered by OTDA. OTDA's Fair Hearing Process costs taxpayers more than $32 million …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/28/benefit-eligibility-assessment-process

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2346

… All agencies with appropriations due to lapse on June 30, 2025 are affected. Background: Appropriations allocated to … charges. Effective Dates: Administration paychecks dated July 2, 2025 and Institution paychecks dated July 10, 2025 … needed in SFS will need to be completed before June 18, 2025 in order for them to be used in PayServ for the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2346-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-events

Opinion 2005-5

… increase in “benefits … credited to employees”. Therefore, only an employer contribution to a pension fund that causes … was not intended to be construed literally to apply to only retirement benefits and could apply to certain other …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5

Language Access Services (Follow-Up)

… total customer-facing DMV offices. Furthermore, DMV relied only on Language Line data to assess additional language …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/language-access-services-follow

Opinion 89-30

… PROPERTY -- Gasoline (authority to provide to private senior citizens organization under contract) GENERAL … contract with a private non-profit organization to provide senior citizens bus transportation, a town may provide … bus. You ask whether a town may contract with a private senior citizens organization to provide gasoline to the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30