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Upstate Medical University's Billing Practices
… Purpose To determine whether the Upstate Medical University’s (Upstate) billing practices … to ensure that insurance carriers are billed timely and that services being provided meet carrier’s “medical … heart disease. Its overarching mission is to improve the health of the communities it serves through education, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/17/upstate-medical-universitys-billing-practicesFiscal Oversight and Monitoring of AIDS Institute Service Provider Contracts
… The Institute has developed guidelines, materials, and strategies for not-for-profit agencies to strengthen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/22/fiscal-oversight-and-monitoring-aids-institute-service-provider-contractsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1203
… Affected Employees Agencies entering new Hire transactions online/directly in PayServ Effective Date(s) Effective … SSN Decoupling has resulted in procedural changes to the online Hire transaction in PayServ, and the creation of a new … mailbox. Please visit the Payroll Enhancement Program Web page at the OSC Internet site for additional updates on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1203-changes-online-hire-transaction-entry-payservOpinion 89-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PERSONAL PROPERTY -- Gasoline (authority to provide to private senior … is no statutory authority for a town to engage in the sale of gasoline as purely a proprietary or commercial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Opinion 2004-9
… for municipal hospitals and nutrition programs pursuant to agreements under Public Health Law) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW … state or local government funding may be made pursuant to joint agreements under Public Health Law §2803-a under the exception to competitive bidding in section 103(8) of the General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-223
… Purpose To notify Unified Courts System agencies of a change to the method of submission of the voluntary deduction for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-223-update-existing-deduction-code-398-bankers-sec-gr-lifeOpinion 93-16
… be earned. General Municipal Law, §217(c) provides that a "year of firefighting service" must be credited under a service award program for each calendar year after the establishment of the program in which an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Oversight of Homeless Shelters
… conditions, including trash piles stored in a children’s play area; holes in walls, ceilings, and floors; worn or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/12/oversight-homeless-sheltersOpinion 91-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- … to a new appointment every third year. It is, therefore, our opinion that the proposed local law is subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Selected Aspects of Inactive Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Recovery
… Conservation (Department) has effective systems in place to fully and accurately accumulate State costs … once a year at most. In addition, the bills do not include up-to-date costs, which delays recovery of some State costs … Department generally takes reasonable steps to identify all potential responsible parties and to obtain agreements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/22/selected-aspects-inactive-hazardous-waste-site-remediation-cost-recoveryOtselic Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-58)
… goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Out of nine purchases under the competitive bidding threshold reviewed totaling $109,671 … technology equipment ($8,512), or for the school District’s attorney that was paid $21,038 during our audit period. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/otselic-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-58Newark Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-60)
… officials did not always seek competition for the purchase of goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. As … have been procured economically and in the best interest of taxpayers. We reviewed 30 purchases totaling $200,012 and … that officials did not: Seek competition for 13 purchases of goods and services totaling $44,401. Compare billed prices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/newark-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-60XII.6.S Paying a Vendor in a Foreign Currency – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in foreign currency using the Statewide Financial System. New York State cannot process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6s-paying-vendor-foreign-currencyXII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures
… General Rules for Paying Another State Agency SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES … Use Vendor IDs as well as the Centralized Customer ID for Business Units to use when processing transactions … allows Business Units to pay each other without the need for a paper check. Using the Interagency Vendor IDs starting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agencyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1845
… the following criteria are affected: Home Address is not in New York City but Local Tax Data Indicates New York City Residence or Additional Amount. Home Address is in New York City but Local Tax Data Does Not Reflect New York … withhold New York City income tax from employees who live in one of the five counties designated to be within the City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1845-correction-employee-addresses-and-local-tax-dataInternal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations
… Objective To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) has adequate controls … manages the State’s military forces, which are composed of the New York Army National Guard, New York Air National … by NGB for expenses it incurs in operations and training of the State Army and Air National Guard. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/27/internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operationsControls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses
… New York City) for the period April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2019 and subsequent documentation and information obtained through March 13, 2020. About the Program OPWDD is responsible for … providers or for other purposes. Between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2019, OPWDD’s transportation expenditures, outside …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expensesOversight of Homeless Shelters
… Objective To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (Office) adequately … 2019. About the Program According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2018 Annual Homeless … , New York State has the second largest population of homeless in the United States, with 91,897 homeless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/10/oversight-homeless-sheltersUser Access Controls Over Selected System Applications
… 2019. About the Program Upstate, the only academic medical center in Central New York, consists of four colleges, a … system, and a hospital that includes a Level 1 trauma center and a dedicated children’s hospital and cancer center. To facilitate patient care, research, and education, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/06/10/user-access-controls-over-selected-system-applicationsMedicaid Program - Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection
… coordinate the care for enrolled Medicaid beneficiaries. In exchange, MCOs receive a monthly premium payment for each enrollee. In 2014, New York State’s Medicaid claim costs totaled more … to 4.7 million members of the over 6 million enrolled in Medicaid. At the time of the audit, there were 53 MCOs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/15/medicaid-program-medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detection