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DiNapoli Finds Over $100 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… the Medicare buy-in program, maternity care, and drug and therapy claims. Nearly $400,000 in premiums may have been … 2019 examined payments made for prescription drugs and therapy services. It found Medicaid paid $20.1 million for … $18.6 million for physical, occupational, and speech therapy services, and $1.5 million for prescription drugs. A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-finds-over-100-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsOpinion 93-21
… sale of an unneeded pumper truck will yield the best price or maximum financial benefits, it may resolve to sell … board of fire commissioners wishes to maximize the sale price, but is concerned that a competitive bidding procedure … officials have a fiduciary duty to secure the best price obtainable in their judgment or the most beneficial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-21Transforming Into Construction & Development
… to the Transformation plan adopted by the MTA Board on July 24, 2019, “the MTA’s transformation seeks to change … Historically, the MTA’s Capital Program was delivered on an agency-by-agency basis, with each running its own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/22/transforming-construction-developmentMore About This Retirement Plan – New Career Plan
… This retirement plan summary describes the benefits available to Tier 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 Police and Fire Retirement System members covered by the New Career Plan. (There is no Tier 4 in the Police and Fire Retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/more-about-retirement-planOversight of Weights and Measures Programs (Follow-Up)
… and Markets (Department) oversees the inspections of all commercial devices used to measure commodities sold on the … indicated on labels; and gasoline and diesel fuels sold for use in motor vehicles to ensure quality standards are met … The Department uses several databases to collect data for monitoring and tracking purposes, including to review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/oversight-weights-and-measures-programs-follow2013 Year End Report
The objective of our examination was to determine whether payment requests payments to claimants and medical providers from the Workers Compensation Boards
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/13/2013-year-end-reportCompliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (Follow-Up) (2016-F-2)
We have followed up on the actions taken by officials of the State Education Department to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report, Complian
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-16f2.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Up 3.6 Percent in the Third Quarter of 2023
Analysis of local government sales tax collections in New York State for the third quarter of 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2023-sales-tax-third-quarter.pdfOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated
… Key Findings Of the 2,166 IIDs ordered by courts, only 111 IIDs (5 percent) were actually installed, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicatedState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Mayor de Blasio's State of the City Address
… "Mayor de Blasio has managed the city’s finances responsibly and … challenging times and New Yorkers need leaders like Mayor de Blasio." … Mayor de Blasio has managed the citys finances responsibly and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-mayor-de-blasios-state-city-addressSecurity Longevity/Anniversary Date Calculator
… Longevity/Anniversary Date Calculator to determine the new longevity/anniversary date when an employee returns to the payroll from being on leave. Please refer to the Salary Manual, Payroll … Use this calculator to determine the new longevityanniversary date when an employee returns to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/security-longevity-calculatorOpinion 88-33
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … the cost of constructing laterals intended to be installed at the time of a district's establishment may be authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-33Town of Exeter – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-25)
… were recorded accurately and in a timely manner, balance sheet accounts were not properly maintained due to carrying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/31/town-exeter-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-25Public Health – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Record High of Nearly $84 billion, an 11 Percent Increase State Medicaid spending grew by $5.2 billion (22.9 percent) … billion from SFY 2021-22 to SFY 2022-23. Nearly 9 Million New Yorkers Benefited from Medicaid, Essential Plan or Child … grow to over 1.2 million by March 2025. In April 2015, New York State joined Minnesota to become the only states in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-healthState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… school purpose. Officials said they purchased 300 gift cards each worth $100 (totaling $30,975) for students for … certain grades on state exams but the cards were given to 19 teachers and support staff based on student grades. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 88-54
… resolution of a town board consolidating special districts only becomes effective after the period for filing a petition … becomes effective, the consolidation is contingent only upon the passage of time. Under these circumstances, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54Crown Point Central School District - Claims Auditing (2018M-76)
… approve claims before payment in accordance with New York State Education Law (Education Law). 1 District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/08/crown-point-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2018m-76Opinion 95-29
… LAW, §§198(12), 202-c: The governing board of a town water district may, subject to a mandatory referendum, sell all the property and facilities of the water district to a public authority and dissolve the district. Moneys received from the sale of the property and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Assessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
Determine whether the Workers Compensation Board has adequate procedures in place to accurately report its assessable expenses related to administration
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-two-fiscal-years-ended-march-31Opinion 89-46
Whether a person who otherwise qualifies for office but is not a citizen of the United States may serve as a member of the town planning board
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-46