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City of Dunkirk – Budget Review (B24-1-10)
… independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2025. Background Chapter 5 6 of the Laws of 2024, Part DD … and officials are also projecting deficits in 2024. The 2025 proposed budget includes a planned deficit in water, … $12.7 million revenue anticipation note (RAN) due in July 2025 plus interest of $952,196; $4.3 million past due to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/11/27/city-dunkirk-budget-review-b24-1-10Tuition Assistance Program – Wagner College
… programs in the arts, business, nursing, physician’s assistant and teacher education approved by the State Education Department. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/19/tuition-assistance-program-wagner-collegeMTA Headquarters and MTA Capital Construction – Travel and Entertainment Expenses
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Headquarters and MTA Capital Construction for travel and entertainment were appropriate and documented for MTA business purposes. The audit primarily … by Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA Headquarters and MTA Capital Construction for travel and entertainment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/02/mta-headquarters-and-mta-capital-construction-travel-and-entertainment-expensesOversight of Contract Expenditures of Bowery Residents’ Committee (Follow-up)
… Committee (Report 2019-N-8 ). About the Program The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), an … of the homeless shelters. In February 2011, DHS contracted with the Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC), a City-based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-contract-expenditures-bowery-residents-committee-followContract Award and Performance
… modified during the period April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2013. Background NYSERDA, a public benefit corporation … or less. For the two fiscal years ending March 31, 2013, NYSERDA reported that it awarded or modified 5,120 … NYSERDA has policies and procedures governing the contract award process, certain policies and procedures were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/22/contract-award-and-performanceSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… statements. We judgmentally selected 23 employees who made weekend trips with their assigned vehicles to determine … whether the trips were business-related. Of the 313 weekend trips we reviewed, there was no support of a business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/25/selected-employee-travel-expensesSelected Financial Management and Administrative Practices
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of the Nassau County Public Administrator (NCPA) operates in … with governing statutes and guidelines. Our audit covers the period January 1, 2010 to February 28, 2014. Background … To determine whether the Office of the Nassau County Public Administrator NCPA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/28/selected-financial-management-and-administrative-practicesUnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York – Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report, UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York – Overpayments … a vaccine) that is administered by a health care provider in a physician’s office or other outpatient clinical setting. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/21/unitedhealthcare-insurance-company-new-york-overpayments-physician-administered-drugsEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2012 Through June 30, 2012
… paid claims for special items according to the provisions of the agreements between Empire and its member hospitals. … district employees and their dependents. The Department of Civil Service contracts with Empire to administer the hospitalization portion of the Empire Plan (Plan), which includes coverage for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/13/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-january-1-2012-throughDual Employment
… at other State or New York City agencies are working their re …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-1Dual Employment
… certain employees to file for approval for outside employment. Such employment may not interfere with the employee's job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-0Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program
… and enrolled in Medicaid. Through the screening and provider enrollment process, the Department gains a level of … the OPRA provider’s validity to provide Medicaid services. It also allows the Department to verify the provider’s … assurance that the provider can furnish such services, and it increases the risk that excluded, or otherwise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-orEnforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our initial audit report, Enforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law ( 2018-S-7 ). … To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/enforcement-article-19-vehicle-and-traffic-law-followLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools (Follow-Up)
… requires all non-degree-granting proprietary schools to be licensed by the State, unless they meet certain exemption … Department (Department), the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (Bureau) is responsible for overseeing … – are protected. As of January 20, 2023, there were 359 licensed proprietary schools – 333 private career schools and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schools-followOswego County – Court and Trust Funds (2022-C&T-5)
… Review The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to … may be provided to the court and then delivered to the County Treasurer (Treasurer) for safekeeping. Payments made … on the property). These actions are recorded in the County Clerk’s (Clerk) office when payments are deposited as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/11/23/oswego-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-5City of Amsterdam - Budget Review (B22-5-3)
… debt service and appropriations for health insurance and Social Security and Medicare taxes that may not be sufficient. The … using unsupported allocation methods. The proposed budget does not appropriate enough money for contingencies in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/27/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b22-5-3Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, and Attending Requirements
… that require an appropriate National Provider Identifier (NPI) for ordering, prescribing, referring, and attending … for Medicaid claims that did not contain an appropriate NPI in the OPRA fields and resulted in: $1.5 billion in … that did not contain an appropriate referring or attending NPI (for example, some claims contained NPIs of providers who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-claims-not-compliance-ordering-prescribingNew York State Health Insurance Program - Empire Plan Members With Dual Family Coverage
… and their spouse are both eligible to enroll in NYSHIP, only one may elect Family coverage (the other may either …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/07/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-empire-plan-members-dual-family-coverageImproper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Care (Follow-Up)
… Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Care (Report 2017-S-74 ). About the Program The Department of … providers using the fee-for-service (FFS) or managed care method. Under the FFS method, the Department, through … rendered to Medicaid recipients. Under the managed care method, the Department pays managed care plans a monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/11/improper-fee-service-payments-services-covered-managed-care-followHomeless Housing and Assistance Program – Project Selection and Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Homeless Housing and Assistance Program – Project Selection and … (Report 2018-S-4 ). About the Program The Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP), created in 1983 under … for the homeless. HHAP is overseen by the Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation (HHAC), and administered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/18/homeless-housing-and-assistance-program-project-selection-and-maintenance-follow