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Improper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Follow-Up)

… Discharges (Report 2020-S-8 ). About the Program The Department of Health (Department) uses the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related … January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2019. We found the Department did not have a process to identify and recover …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-discharges-follow

State Agencies Bulletin No. 878

… notify agencies of the availability of the 2008 W-2 Wage and Tax Statement Reissue functionality in PayServ, and to provide instructions for preparing reissued 2008 W-2 Wage and Tax Statements. Background Payroll Bulletin No. 535 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/878-automated-process-reissued-2008-w-2-wage-and-tax-statements

Security Over Electronic Protected Health Information

… properly safeguarding its ePHI and has protection policies in place and a plan to make mandatory notifications when ePHI … cancer treatment and research complex located in Buffalo, New York. To support its operations, the … security standards for protecting ePHI, as established in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/06/security-over-electronic-protected-health-information

State Agencies Bulletin No. 811

… Purpose To inform agencies of two new fields on the TIAA/CREF Suspense/NRI page in … seven (7) years of service). Previously, upon an employee’s rehire, agencies were required to account for all breaks in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/811-new-fields-tiaacref-suspensenri-page-payserv

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1053

… agencies of the availability of the 2010 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement Reissue functionality in PayServ, and to provide instructions for reissuing 2010 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements. … Form W-2 forms. This functionality mus not be used for employees who receive a corrected Form W-2 because the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1053-automated-process-reissued-2010-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement

Opinion 2004-1

… aid and oxygen equipment ." [emphasis added]). In 1957, a new subdivision two was added to section 209-b by chapter 849 … 1969, the Legislature amended section 209-b(1) by adding a new paragraph (b) to authorize municipalities and fire …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1

Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects

… flags were issued on these highway bridges. The Authority does not use the term "flag" for the defects identified … biennial inspection of its highway bridges. The Authority does not follow the New York State requirements for … bridge defects. Instead, it follows its own method but does not always satisfy Department requirements. As a result, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/19/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects

DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for February 2016

… State Park on Long Island, including $77,000 with Captain Dan Fishing Corp., $24,000 with Captain Rod Inc., $24,000 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-february-2016

New York State Health Insurance Program – Upcoding of Selected Evaluation and Management Services (Follow-Up)

… United HealthCare implemented the recommendation contained in our audit report, entitled New York State Health Insurance … claims for services provided to Empire Plan members. In our initial audit, we estimated United overpaid between … claims. As a result, United recovered over $1 million in overpayments. Recommendation None Other Related …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-upcoding-selected-evaluation-and-management

Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits

… made by the Department of Labor (DOL) were appropriate and in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and … outstanding benefit overpayments. The results contained in our report cover select high risk payment requests and … and prior years’ findings confirmed by DOL during in 2013. Key Findings We identified 7,370 erroneous payment …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/09/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefits

Examination of Outstanding Premiums

… the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) participates in the Statewide Offset Program (SWOP), and (ii) the amount … to offset State payments to recover outstanding debt. In May 2015, we recommended NYSIF participate in SWOP as a means to recover outstanding premium. Key …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/19/examination-outstanding-premiums

Review of Collecto, Inc

… supported. Background Downstate contracts with Collecto for debt collection services.Under the $2.5 million contract, … include clear language to determine the proper commission for small-balance accounts. SUNY officials are implementing … staff do not approve vouchers with duplicate billings for amounts already billed on prior invoices. Continue to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/review-collecto-inc

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-740

… increase for employees represented by IUPAT, Local 1969 in Bargaining Unit T5. Affected Employees Employee represented by IUPAT, Local 1969 in Bargaining Unit T5 are affected. Effective Dates Effective in paychecks dated June 16, 2022. OSC Actions At the request …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-740-international-union-painters-and-allied-trades-iupat-local

IX.12.N Fund Availability and Interest Liability – IX. Federal Grants

… On occasion, the federal awarding agency may issue a Notice of Grant Award before the award authorization … 03/19/2012 … On occasion the federal awarding agency may issue a Notice of Grant Award before the award authorization …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12n-fund-availability-and-interest-liability

Town of Bainbridge – Justice Court Operations (2021M-51)

… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Bainbridge (Town) Justices ensured money due to the Court … by $4,129. The Justices cannot account for the source of this money. Key Recommendations The Justices should: Deposit collections within three days of collecting them. Perform monthly accountabilities and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/11/19/town-bainbridge-justice-court-operations-2021m-51

Monitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs (Follow-Up)

… of violent crime – such as aggravated assault, forcible rape, murder, and robbery – in the State, excluding New York …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/16/monitoring-and-administration-public-protection-grant-programs-follow

Town of Deposit - Budget Review (B4-14-22)

… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town’s proposed budget for the 2015 fiscal year are … was categorized as being "susceptible to fiscal stress" in a report issued in September 2104 as part of the Comptroller’s Fiscal Stress …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/11/07/town-deposit-budget-review-b4-14-22

Town of Deerpark – Budget Review (B6-14-17)

… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town’s preliminary budget for the 2015 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town of Deerpark, located in Orange County, issued debt totaling $868,000 to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Town’s general and highway funds as of December 31, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/31/town-deerpark-budget-review-b6-14-17