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Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services (Report 2019-S-49 ). About … To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/oversight-pupil-transportation-services-followOversight of Construction Management Contracts (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, … identified in our initial report. Of the initial report’s two recommendations, one was implemented and one was … To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-construction-management-contracts-followEmployee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the 14 recommendations included in our initial audit … statement, the MTA preserves and enhances the quality of life and economic health of the New York metropolitan … To determine the extent of implementation of the 14 recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/26/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotions-followOversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… November 15, 2022, of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Telemental Health … services and psychiatric care from a remote location. In 2015, OMH established a formal set of TMH standards … to use TMH for assessment and treatment services, followed in 2016 by expanded regulations that allowed delivery of TMH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followOversight of School Safety Planning Requirements (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, which covered the period September 1, 2016 through September 27, 2018, examined whether the …
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. … dual-eligible recipients. Medicaid typically pays for cost-sharing liabilities, which include Medicare deductibles, …
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)
… regarding children in direct placement is tracked in CONNECTIONS, the system of record for child welfare in New York State. As of March 1, 2021, CONNECTIONS reported there were 3,738 children in New York … welfare services, such as foster care. Additionally, OCFS’ CONNECTIONS database contained numerous inaccuracies, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… database of DNA profiles from convicted persons, crime scenes, and unidentified human remains, which can help link …
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)
… Hospitals provides essential inpatient, outpatient, and home-based services to more than 1 million New York City … and Hospitals generally complied with its policies for the screening of its direct hire and temporary nurses, it had not … We also identified numerous instances of deficient screening and monitoring. Key Finding Of the four …
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)
… that range from hospital care and physician services to dental and pharmacy benefits. Medicaid recipients may have …
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)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Hazardous … Oneonta, and Cobleskill), we found significant variation in the adequacy of controls over hazardous materials. At most … the non-university center campuses, we found select areas in which controls over hazardous materials could be improved. …
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 unsolicited telemarketing calls. The Department of State’s (Department) Division of Consumer … 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)
… Empire processes claims for hospital services according to contracts it negotiates with member hospitals. Empire’s contracts with member hospitals include rate schedules for … drugs, and blood) that are not covered by fee schedules. Contracts with many of Empire’s member hospitals limit …
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)
… as well as consistency, where permitted under applicable law. …
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)
… York City Department of Social Services, is responsible for providing transitional housing and services for eligible homeless families and individuals in New York … a number of tools to guide its rate setting, including a model budget tool used to negotiate the initial rates and …
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
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has systems and … (PBT) is paid by petroleum businesses for certain types of fuel and is imposed at a cents-per-gallon rate at … $528.1 million and $512.5 million, respectively. A portion of revenues from PBT and MFT is used to support investment in …
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)
… Office for the Aging, and the State Education Department’s Adult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/20/maximizing-incentives-individuals-disabilities-followOversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… to encourage more complete reporting of child abuse and maltreatment, provide for the swift and competent investigation of such reports, protect children … it is within the jurisdiction of the State and sufficient demographics (e.g., name, address) are provided to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followArtificial Intelligence Governance
… an appropriate governance structure over the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and systems. The audit covered the period from January 2019 … in industry operations, including agriculture, health care and medicine, manufacturing, transportation, and government, …
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 approximately 900,000 students at its more than 1,500 elementary, middle, and high schools (excludes charter … 192,000 of these students in the 2021-22 school year. The DOE is responsible for evaluating students to determine their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/15/compliance-special-education-requirements-evaluations-follow