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DiNapoli: Coronavirus Will Cause Multi-Year Hit to State Finances
… beyond. The state should minimize long-term costs from any new debt and commit to building up our rainy day … that depend on state funding, stakeholder input on any budget actions should occur. The final budget also … revenues may be appropriate, DiNapoli urges caution in any longer-term borrowing for operating costs. Report State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-coronavirus-will-cause-multi-year-hit-state-financesDiNapoli and Hein Announce Training For Fire Districts and EMS Agencies
… “Fire district officials can benefit from this training to help them protect their assets by tightening their … and balances,” DiNapoli said. “Prevention is the best way to protect public funds.” “The vast majority of fire … in a number of separate incidences and we are committed to providing tools to help,” said Ulster County Executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-and-hein-announce-training-fire-districts-and-ems-agenciesDiNapoli: State Should Recoup $11.7 Million from Special Education Contractors
… quality learning experience, but over the last decade, we have found a persistent pattern of mismanagement, waste and … the state recover approximately $85 million. The audits have led to 13 arrests and 11 guilty pleas as well as $18.6 … court-ordered recoveries. DiNapoli’s investigators have also referred 19 additional cases to law enforcement. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-state-should-recoup-117-million-special-education-contractorsDiNapoli: Middletown Chiropractor Sentenced to Nine Years for Insurance Fraud
… rendered, created shell companies and falsified records to hide their crimes. Spina pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and today was sentenced to serve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-middletown-chiropractor-sentenced-nine-years-insurance-fraudSafety at Stations (Follow-Up)
… two recommendations included in our initial report, Safety at Stations (Report 2016-S-91 ). About the Program Staten … miles) from St. George Terminal to the southern terminal at Tottenville. Riders can connect with New York City Transit system buses at many of SIR’s 21 stations or to the Staten Island Ferry. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/safety-stations-followOperational Training and Medical Assessments of Train Crews (Follow-Up)
… issuance of the follow-up review to provide information on any action planned to address the unresolved issues discussed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/13/operational-training-and-medical-assessments-train-crews-followDiNapoli: SED Makes Progress on Implementation of Dignity for All Students Act
… days of school, experience higher rates of depression, and have lower academic achievement and aspirations. Provisions … training by providing webinars and training sessions that have been tailored to better meet user needs. Training … Violent or Disruptive Incident Reporting. SED and NYSCFSS have made record retention requirements clear through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-sed-makes-progress-implementation-dignity-all-students-actOversight of Public Water Systems (Follow-Up)
… Public Water Systems (PWSs) to ensure water is suitable for people to drink. We found the Department has taken … to PWS customers. However, we identified opportunities for improved oversight, particularly regarding PWS compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/19/oversight-public-water-systems-followVIII.1.C Expenditure Transfers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… APJV transactions online (bulkload). For agencies that have online access to SFS, all reclassifications of voucher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1c-expenditure-transfersVIII.1.B Revenue Transfers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… A Revenue transfer is used to adjust or reclassify previously … include, but are not limited to, the following types of transactions: Transfer of receipts between funds and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1b-revenue-transfersVIII.1 Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… adjustments to payments and deposits should be submitted in either the Accounts Payable AP or the General Ledger GL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1-accounts-payable-journal-vouchers-general-ledger-journal-entriesVII.10.G Cash Advance Shortages and Overages – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… be voided if the order cannot be filled or is canceled for any reason. Whenever the advance account has already been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10g-cash-advance-shortages-and-overagesControls Over Revocable Consents (Follow-Up)
… to ensure all structures requiring revocable consents have one in place . We found that DOT did not bill and … issuance of the follow-up review to provide information on any action planned to address the unresolved issues discussed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/13/controls-over-revocable-consents-followDiNapoli Announces 2019 Fiscal Stress Scores
… Twenty-two local governments were designated in fiscal stress for 2019, according to State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-announces-2019-fiscal-stress-scoresState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued: New York City Administration for Children's … a state of good repair and sanitation. Auditors found SED does not directly monitor UPK providers for health and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsImproper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider (Follow-Up)
… provides transportation to medically necessary services for recipients who are unable to obtain transportation on … verifiable records necessary to support Medicaid payments for a period of six years. If the information is incomplete, … transportation claims prior to 2016, which accounted for $1.4 million in Medicaid payments. We recommended that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/improper-medicaid-payments-transportation-provider-followFinancial Management Practices
… watersheds. In addition, the District collects permit fees for access rights to the Great Sacandaga Lake and assesses fees to power companies for dam usage to generate electricity. Key Findings Revenue … by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in 2007 for public safety reasons. The District has cut spending and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/25/financial-management-practicesExcessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)
… paying claims for services to Medicaid recipients who also have health insurance through Medicare. During the four year … about $600 million in Medicaid payments that could have been avoided had the Department taken more comprehensive … claims incorrectly reported that Medicare had not made any payment toward the billed charges. We recommended the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-followOpinion 91-28
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … for municipal purposes or for the payment of refunds to consumers" (see also NY Const, art 14, §1[f]). In our opinion, the reference to "profits" in section 94 means that operating revenues in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-28Practices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… Purpose To determine whether the Transit Adjudication Bureau of New … fees were collected timely; appropriate actions were taken to collect fines and fees that were overdue; and fines and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-fees