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Employee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Employee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Report 2017-S-48 ). About the Program … Bus , 39 at SIR , 68 at MaBSTOA, and 387 at Transit. The hiring and promotion processes used by Transit are determined … 17, 2019, were to determine whether the MTA used similar hiring and promotional policies, procedures, and directives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/26/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotions-followOversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… of TMH and TMH practitioners. OMH also issued a blanket attestation for providers to complete that wished to offer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followOversight of School Safety Planning Requirements (Follow-Up)
… safety teams including all required representatives, or train employees on the plans. In addition, the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/13/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirements-followMedicaid Program – Cost Saving Opportunities on Payments of Medicare Part C Claims
… Objective To determine whether Medicaid cost savings can be achieved by modifying the reimbursement methodology for Medicare Part C cost-sharing claims in accordance with federal requirements. The audit covered the period from … To determine whether Medicaid cost savings can be achieved by modifying the reimbursement methodology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/21/medicaid-program-cost-saving-opportunities-payments-medicare-part-c-claimsOversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… welfare services, including child protective services, foster care, and preventive services, which are administered … scenarios that could result in the placement of a child in foster care. One alternative to foster care is direct placement, where a child is placed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… laboratory for analysis and to attempt to obtain a DNA profile. If a DNA profile is developed and meets specific requirements, it is … the contents of the kit and developing a CODIS-eligible profile, if possible; and reporting the results of such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followOversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention (Follow-Up)
… of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention (Report 2017-N-2 ). About the Program The New York City Health … of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention Report 2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/03/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retention-followManaged Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance (Follow-Up)
… percent) was not recoverable per the Medicaid Managed Care Model Contract (Model Contract) because the managed care organization and … with comprehensive TPHI from managed care; and amend the Model Contract to allow the Department to recover premiums …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-party-insurance-followOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste (Follow-Up)
… Oversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste ( 2017-S-51 ). About the Program Our initial report, covering the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/30/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-waste-followDo Not Call Enforcement Efforts (Follow-Up)
… consumers to register their personal mobile and landline phone numbers on a central national registry to reduce … in 2001. Initially, New York consumers registered their phone numbers on a statewide registry. In 2003, the Federal … by State residents had more than doubled since 2014, the number of cases referred to counsel for further action …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/19/do-not-call-enforcement-efforts-followEmpire BlueCross – Controls Over Payments for Special Items (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2016-S-57 ). About the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) covers active and retired … and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. Empire BlueCross (Empire) administers the hospital portion of the Empire Plan. Empire processes claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/25/empire-bluecross-controls-over-payments-special-items-followCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… of State (Department) is complying with Executive Order 95 (EO 95), including providing, in a timely manner, … the Department of State is complying with Executive Order 95 including providing in a timely manner publishable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-0Oversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services (Follow-Up)
… the extent to which the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) implemented the recommendations in our initial audit report, Oversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services (Report 2016-N-1 ). About the … the extent to which the New York City Department of Homeless Services DHS implemented the recommendations in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/06/oversight-selected-fiscal-aspects-homeless-shelter-services-followCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
… it to appropriately collect Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax, as required by relevant law and … is imposed on gasoline and similar motor fuels. For the two State Fiscal Years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, PBT … $1.09 billion, respectively; MFT collections for the same two years totaled $528.1 million and $512.5 million, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-taxMaximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Maximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities ( 2021-S-26 ). About the Program According … million working-age adults (ages 18–64) with a disability in New York State. The statewide employment rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/20/maximizing-incentives-individuals-disabilities-followOversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… the caller must be provided with a clear explanation of why the intake is not being registered as a report and given … accurately reflect the nature of closure and why the call did not result in a report. Additionally, the length of time … from the SCR may have limited its ability to retroactively investigate whether non-report calls were properly handled. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followArtificial Intelligence Governance
… using AI to aid their operations. For example, the NYC Police Department (NYPD) uses AI to power its facial … by eliminating certain types of racial and ethnic data and testing the model’s output against benchmarks. However, DOE … Office of Operation’s Algorithms Management and Policy Officer (AMPO) was required by Executive Order 50 of 2019 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governanceCompliance With Special Education Requirements – Evaluations (Follow-Up)
… education. The New York City Department of Education (DOE) – the nation’s largest school system – served … 192,000 of these students in the 2021-22 school year. The DOE is responsible for evaluating students to determine their … receive appropriate services. Toward this end, the DOE follows a multi-step evaluation and placement process. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/15/compliance-special-education-requirements-evaluations-followOversight of Chemical Dependence Residential Services (Follow-Up)
… applicable laws, rules, and regulations. In the case of recertification, OASAS must perform an inspection (or recertification review) and a fiscal viability review before … as prescribed in the regulations and did not meet the recertification review requirements, as many residential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/10/30/oversight-chemical-dependence-residential-services-followOversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Report 2020-S-51 ). … To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/05/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programs-follow