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Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Childhood Vaccines
… state health departments and certain local and territorial public health agencies at no cost. These agencies then … no cost to physicians and public health clinics enrolled in the VFC Program. Because the federal government purchases … fee for administering the vaccines. For children enrolled in Medicaid, the Medicaid program pays the vaccine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/06/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-childhood-vaccinesPartial Lump Sum Payment – State Police Plan
… receive your PLS along with your first pension payment, at the end of the month following your retirement month. Eligibility To … payment available to you is a percentage of the actuarial value of your retirement benefit at the time you retire. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/partial-lump-sum-paymentTowns’ Road Management Plans (2014-MR-2)
… towns often defer critical road infrastructure needs in order to fund daily services. However, preventive … avert significant deterioration. For 2014, the nine towns in this audit budgeted from $155,000 to $950,000 to manage 25 … up to $10,440. Key Findings Eight towns had informal plans in place and followed a preventive maintenance cycle of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2015/03/20/towns-road-management-plans-2014-mr-2DiNapoli: Comcast Agrees To Disclose Political Spending
… (Fund), DiNapoli filed a shareholder resolution calling for the company to make public its political spending. The … important than ever that shareholders continue to call for greater transparency when it comes to political … of Comcast’s largest shareholders, we applaud the company for agreeing to disclose corporate political spending. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-comcast-agrees-disclose-political-spendingDiNapoli and Hein Announce Training For Fire Districts and EMS Agencies
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … cooperation with Ulster County Executive Michael P. Hein, on financial safeguards for fire districts in Ulster County. … County is fortunate to be partnering with the New York State Comptroller’s Office to offer internal controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-and-hein-announce-training-fire-districts-and-ems-agenciesAnthem Blue Cross – Coordination of Benefits With Medicare
… Objective To determine whether Anthem Blue Cross coordinated benefits to properly pay claims for … from January 2020 through June 2023. About the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), … and their dependents have other insurance coverage in addition to the Empire Plan such as Medicare, the federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/19/anthem-blue-cross-coordination-benefits-medicareDiNapoli Finds Opportunities for Improved NYPD Hate Crimes Reporting
… State auditors examining New York City Police Department (NYPD) records were unable to confirm that all hate crimes in … and reported by the department. They also found the NYPD conducted no centralized analysis on how to best use its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-finds-opportunities-improved-nypd-hate-crimes-reportingMitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… risks to its system from extreme weather conditions and flooding and developed plans to mitigate their effects. … Engineering’s Track sub-unit was supposed to have one backhoe loader, 10 front loaders, and 12 light towers; … the backhoe loader, five of the front loaders, and two of the light towers were not at the site. Officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/13/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-floodingOverlapping Real Property Tax Rates and Levies - FAQs
… Property Tax Rates and Levies Frequently Asked Questions: What information is in the Overlapping Real Property Tax tables? Real property … taxes play in financing local government operations. What information does the Tax Levies Detail table present, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/overlapping-real-property-tax-rates-and-levies-faqsSmithfield Fire District –Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-113)
… State, distinct and separate from the Town of Smithfield in Madison County. The District, which is governed by an … the exception of those that are allowed by law to be paid in advance. … Smithfield Fire District Controls Over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/08/07/smithfield-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2015m-113County of Rockland – Budget Review (B6-16-19)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the County’s proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The County of Rockland, located in the downstate area and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/11/14/county-rockland-budget-review-b6-16-19Generic PINs
… or DEC Policies, and DEC does not have sufficient controls in place to ensure all fuel purchases are appropriate. DEC … allow employees to share one PIN that DEC assigned in each of its regions throughout the State. Additionally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/05/generic-pinsOswego City School District – Financial Management and Nonresident Foster Student Tuition (2016M-224)
… if there is any limitation on previous years that can be billed. … Oswego City School District Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/oswego-city-school-district-financial-management-and-nonresident-fosterXII.5.C Selecting the Appropriate Vendor and Address Sequence – XII. Expenditures
… that are accustomed to identifying vendor IDs by matching on Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) must consider that … the Address Sequence associated with the remit-to address on the invoice for the vendor to receive payment. If vendors … address: Select the appropriate Address Sequence on the Invoice tab of the voucher for the address from where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5c-selecting-appropriate-vendor-and-address-sequenceDiNapoli: Audit Finds False Elevator Inspections, Safety Hazards Overlooked
… . Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-false-elevator-inspections-safety-hazards-overlookedOpinion 93-4
… TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Certiorari Proceedings (authority to issue bonds to finance judgments) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, … purpose (Local Finance Law, §§10.00[a], 21.00[a]; see also NY Const, art VIII, §2). Clearly, towns are authorized to … Law (see also Real Property Tax Law, §726[4]; City of Rochester v Chiarella , 65 NY2d 92, 490 NYS2d 174; Cherey v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4DiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected
… every dollar it can get to improve the subway service for straphangers. Fines are meant to deter bad behavior, but … is a tribunal that processes and adjudicates summonses for violations of NYC Transit rules such as fare evasion … to collect unpaid fines and that a newly adopted IT application should improve collections. It also said that it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollectedState Police Bulletin No. SP-84
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing and to provide agency … Senior Investigators SG707 Special Investigators SG600 w/Title Code 017808 Effective Date(s) Effective 4/7/05, … return from leave effective after 4/7/05, the agency must submit the appropriate Pay Change, effective the date of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-84-state-police-bu-62-arbitration-award-implementation-2003-05New York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2019
… proportionally less than in most states. On the revenue side of the federal budget, tax receipts generated within New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-balance-payments-federal-budget-federal-fiscal-year-2019Opinion 88-18
… in the opinion. TAXES -- Mortgage Tax (distribution to newly incorporated village) VILLAGES -- Incorporation … superseded to the extent inconsistent herewith. You ask how mortgage tax moneys distributed to your town pursuant to … Village Attorney Village of Chestnut Ridge … Concerning how mortgage tax moneys distributed to your town pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18