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New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… Insurance Program – Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Ineligible Members (Report 2021-S-18 ). About the Program … The Empire Plan is the primary health insurance plan for NYSHIP, covering 1.1 million members. Civil Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-beacon-health-options-mental-health-andService Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects
… Purpose To determine whether the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) (1) effectively managed service diversions due to scheduled track maintenance and capital projects and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/18/service-diversions-maintenance-and-capital-projectsCollection of Fines Related to Tenant Complaints
… About the Program Homes and Community Renewal consists of New York State’s major housing and community renewal … different for rent-controlled units inside and outside of New York City. As a result, tenants living outside New York City face greater challenges in resolving harassment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/11/collection-fines-related-tenant-complaintsMaximizing Drug Rebates Under the Federal Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Follow-Up)
… of Health (DOH) administers the Medicaid program. For recipients enrolled in fee-for-service Medicaid, DOH makes payments for services rendered directly to health care providers. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/maximizing-drug-rebates-under-federal-medicaid-drug-rebate-program-followEmpire BlueCross – Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs (Follow-Up)
… health insurance coverage to about 1.2 million active and retired State, local government, and school district employees, and their dependents. The Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/empire-bluecross-overpayments-physician-administered-drugs-followOverview – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… of your organization’s computerized operations. Larger organizations may need a suite of plans that go by many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/overviewUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (Follow-Up)
… was identified, COVID-19 infection and death rates among New York State nursing home residents soared. Infection control … Task Force, including former health commissioner Howard Zucker. … To determine the extent of implementation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/20/use-collection-and-reporting-infection-control-data-followOversight of Young Adult Institute, Inc.'s Family Support Services Contracts
… OPWDD is responsible for coordinating services for New Yorkers with developmental disabilities. OPWDD contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/05/oversight-young-adult-institute-incs-family-support-services-contractsAdministration of the Contract With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) is effectively administering its … solely for PCMH’s Chief Executive Officer; parties and alcoholic beverages for staff; and unsupported professional fees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/administration-contract-postgraduate-center-mental-healthPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… and fines and fees collected were appropriately accounted for. The audit covered the period January 1, 2013 to December … by State legislation in July 1985 to provide a forum for processing and adjudicating summonses for violations of … fines and fees, resulting in potentially millions of dollars going uncollected. For example, one of the methods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-feesLanguage Access Services
… Proficiency, including complying with Executive Order 26.1 and New York State Executive Law Chapter 18, Article 10, … To assist Limited English Proficiency (LEP) individuals and provide equal access to government programs and services, Executive Order 26, issued on October 6, 2011, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/10/26/language-access-servicesDiNapoli: State's Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency
… The state Department of Health (DOH) was unprepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks at nursing homes, even before … DOH understated the number of nursing home deaths due to COVID-19 by at least 4,100, and at times during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-states-pandemic-response-nursing-homes-hindered-ill-prepared-state-agencyComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence Of Former Met Council Chief Financial Officer For Role In Stealing $9m In Kickback Scheme
… Three other defendants, David Cohen, William Rapfogel and Joseph Ross, previously pleaded guilty in the case. The OAG’s … The thefts began in 1992, when Cohen devised the scam with Joseph Ross, of Century Coverage Corporation. The company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-former-met-council-chief-financial-officerOpinion 92-57
… (DOCS) had entered into a series of contracts for the supply of water, the last of which expired as of 1987. The … with the board of water commissioners of any village for a supply of water for the new state prison at Attica, New York, … least in the opinion of the State Attorney General, water supply to "the new State Prison at Attica" could only be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-57Opinion 95-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Emergency (911) Telephone System … and costs necessarily incidental thereto. You ask whether a county which has implemented the enhanced emergency … providing local exchange access service within such municipality (County Law, §303[1]). Further, section 307 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-5Opinion 91-61
… issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Bail Moneys (1% fee to fund an approved county alternatives to incarceration service plan) BAIL MONEYS -- Fees (1% fee to fund an approved county alternatives to incarceration … EXECUTIVE LAW, §261; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-m: The 1% fee on bail deposits imposed by General Municipal Law, §99-m, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61DiNapoli: Lagging Ridership Leaves MTA With Hard Choices, Must Adjust to Changing Demand
… financial position as federal aid dwindles, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … its budget gaps that will impact riders. The MTA needs to lay out what is at stake and explain to the public what options it’s considering to close budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-lagging-ridership-leaves-mta-hard-choices-must-adjust-changing-demandXII.5.K Federally Reportable Payments – XII. Expenditures
… by the United States (or its possessions), a state, the District of Columbia, or any of their political subdivisions, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5k-federally-reportable-paymentsDiNapoli: Pandemic Hit to Sales Tax Revenue Threatening Fiscal Health of Local Governments
… New York’s municipalities collected nearly $17 billion in sales tax revenue in 2019, representing 9.7 percent of all local … comprehensive report on local sales tax released today by State Comptroller DiNapoli. Every county and city in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-pandemic-hit-sales-tax-revenue-threatening-fiscal-health-local-governmentsOpinion 88-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of Facilities (procedure for acquisition of real property by district governed by separate board) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9