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Efforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes (2019-S-61) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance is making adequate efforts, in accordance with Department policy, to collect unpaid amounts—including taxes, interest, penalties, and fees—from delinquent individual and business taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s61-response.pdfNYC Department of Education Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the pandemic, the City had to develop and implement novel remote-learning protocols to continue educating students, and was later among the first major city districts in the nation to offer a return to in-person schooling.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-8-2022.pdfMedicaid Payments to Medicare Advantage Plan Providers (Follow-Up) (2019-F-29)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations made in our initial audit report, Medicaid Payments to Medicare Advantage Plan...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19f29.pdfCompliance With Requirements to Maintain Systems at Vendor-Supported Levels (2019-S-6)
To determine whether the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority was complying with requirements to maintain its systems at vendor-supported...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-19s6_0.pdfSupplemental Payments to Executive Employees (2015-S-77), 90-Day Response
We audited the Westchester County Health Care Corporation – Supplemental Payments to Executive Employees. The audit covered January 1, 2012 to January 15, 2016.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15s77-response.pdfMedicaid Program - Improper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider (2018-S-10)
To determine whether Medicaid made inappropriate payments to a transportation provider. The audit covered the period from September 26, 2012 to December 31, 2016.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-18s10.pdfChanges to Revenue and Expenditure Accounts Resulting from Welfare Reform
Changes to Revenue and Expenditure Accounts Resulting from Welfare Reform
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/welfare.pdfImproper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers (Follow-Up) (2018-F-28)
To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers (Report 2015-S-6).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18f28.pdfTaking Affirmative Action to Improve New York State’s MWBE Program
Taking Affirmative Action to Improve New York State’s MWBE Program
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/researchbrief-mwbe.pdfLong Island Power Authority: Response to Hurricane Earl, December 2010
While LIPA appears to have adhered to established storm protocols in response to Hurricane Earl, opportunities exist to improve these policies and procedures.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/public-authorities-lipa-2010.pdfMedicaid Program - Inappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers (2016-S-63)
To determine whether Medicaid made inappropriate payments to providers that failed to use modifier codes properly.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s63.pdf2005 Legislative Update and Reporting to the Justice Court Fund
2005 Legislative Update and Reporting to the Justice Court Fund
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/required-reporting/pdf/103105.pdfDiNapoli: Audits Recommend Fixes to Affordable Housing Programs
… costs have created an urgent need for affordable housing in New York. In 2012, more than 3 million households were at or above the federal affordability threshold – meaning their housing costs accounted for 30 percent or more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audits-recommend-fixes-affordable-housing-programsMedicaid Program – Inappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers
… modifier code on the claim to further describe the service(s) provided. Medicaid payments for surgical procedures … known as the global surgery period. All routine services related to the surgery, such as evaluation and management … was performed. The payments were inappropriate because the costs of the services were already included in Medicaid’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/17/medicaid-program-inappropriate-payments-related-procedure-modifiersRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… years 2008 through 2014. Cecero also admitted that while drawing retirement benefits from NYSLRS, she also participated in SUNY ORP. The practice of drawing retirement benefits while remaining a public employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsMany New Yorkers Struggle to Pay for Housing
… that hurts renters and homeowners across the state who can’t stretch their dollars far enough,” DiNapoli said. … New York ranked third highest among states in the nation for both the percentage of renters, 26.6 percent or 900,000 … according to U.S. Census data. The report looked at trends for housing costs from 2008 to 2017. It found: Median …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/many-new-yorkers-struggle-pay-housingComptroller DiNapoli: IDA-Issued Tax Breaks Continue to Climb
… than 5 percent from 2016, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The gap in net … more than 5 percent from 2016 according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ida-issued-tax-breaks-continue-climbDiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages
… A state Office of Mental Health (OMH) contractor hired to provide janitorial services failed to pay … the Shorefront Mental Health Board,” DiNapoli said. “This contractor unconscionably cheated disabled employees out of … wage rates. However, further investigation found the contractor was also paying employees for fewer hours than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-state-contractor-failed-pay-prevailing-wagesDiNapoli: Town of Bennington Audit Leads to Arrest
… The clerk in the Wyoming County town of Bennington was arrested today … residents for permits, fees and town tax collections but not deposited in the town’s bank accounts, according to New York State … The clerk in the Wyoming County town of Bennington was arrested today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-town-bennington-audit-leads-arrestImproper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Report 2016-S-4 ). Background The … new Episodic Payment System (EPS) to reimburse Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHA) for health care services provided … Department of Health: Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers ( 2016-S-4 ) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/04/improper-episodic-payments-home-health-providers-follow