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Pipeline Safety Oversight (Follow-Up)
… million in property damage. The Public Service Commission (PSC) operates a federally certified safety program for … Department of Public Service (DPS) staff, who report to PSC, conduct investigations of accidents and performs … April 1, 2013 through October 21, 2015, determined whether PSC was providing oversight of pipeline safety in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/pipeline-safety-oversight-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… and $1,173 in ineligible staff food costs. Department of Taxation and Finance: Property Tax Freeze (PTF) Credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 93-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … STATE COMPTROLLER -- Justice Court Fund (procedure to refund bail moneys erroneously reported) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE … to the Justice Court Fund reported bail forfeiture in the amount of $200 for a particular defendant. The justice, by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-22Opinion 98-1
Whether the county may enter into a contract without competitive bidding pursuant to the authority set forth in General Municipal Law 99r
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1Financial Management Practices
… To determine if the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District’s (District) financial management practices in the … areas of revenue collection, payroll, procurement, asset and equipment management, cash management, budgeting, and … watersheds. In addition, the District collects permit fees for access rights to the Great Sacandaga Lake and assesses …
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)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … more proactive culture that seeks to ensure that Medicaid is the payer of last resort for services provided to dual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-followOpinion 2000-22
… v Reisman , 192 AD2d 922, 596 NYS2d 602; Harrison Central School District v Nyquist , 59 AD2d 434, 400 NYS2d 218, app den 44 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22DiNapoli: Health Care Jobs Grow Across New York
… care jobs exceeded 1.2 million in 2017, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … growth. "Year in and year out, health care has been a growth sector for jobs in New York over the past decade," … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-health-care-jobs-grow-across-new-yorkOversight of Weights and Measures Programs
… commerce to help ensure that consumers get what they pay for and that competition is fair. Department regulations specify that all commercial devices used to weigh and measure commodities … of weight, volume, or size are to be inspected and tested for accuracy at least annually. Such devices include gas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/01/oversight-weights-and-measures-programsMedicaid Program – Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims: Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber
… and a related prescriber (herein referred to as “the Doctor”) in compliance with applicable Medicaid laws and … oversight authorities of some of the matters addressed in this report. Subsequent to that review, we provided the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-pharmacy-claims-joia-pharmacy-and-related-prescriberState Agencies Bulletin No. 1213
… XIII, Section 4.E . OSC Actions Each month, taxable travel reimbursement data is transferred from Statewide Financial … in box 1 on the employee’s 2012 Form W-2. Social Security/Medicare tax deficiency deductions will be initiated for any … Security for 2012 will only have a deduction for the Medicare tax deficiency in a 2013 paycheck. Agency Actions To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1213-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsSelected Financial Management Practices (Follow-Up)
… related to revenue collection, procurement, investments, payroll, budgeting, and equipment inventories. Among the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/15/selected-financial-management-practices-followInfrastructure Inspection and Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Infrastructure Inspection and … number of them – some over many years, some not at all. In addition, the report concluded a risk existed that critical structures most in need of repair were not given priority, as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/12/infrastructure-inspection-and-maintenance-followRailroad Bridge Inspection Program (Follow-Up)
… not sufficiently monitoring whether the railroads complied with its bridge and inspection reporting requirements and … existing State laws to align railroad bridge inspection with federal regulations and require each railroad to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/04/railroad-bridge-inspection-program-followAdministration of Non-Competitive and Limited-Competition Contracts (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Administration of … contracts with some vendors that had poor performance. In fact, 12 sampled contract vendors received … totaled $114.1 million. For 9 of the 12 vendors, children in their care were abused by employees or foster parents. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/09/administration-non-competitive-and-limited-competition-contracts-followOversight of International Offices (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of International … State Development (ESD) made significant improvements in managing payments to foreign offices, it did not have an … only reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the operation of foreign offices. Key Findings ESD has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/oversight-international-offices-followThe 80/20 Housing Program
… To determine whether housing developers participating in the Housing Finance Agency’s 80/20 Program complied with … developments. The audit scope included the 68 developments in the 80/20 Program, that were occupied and had allocated 20 … real estate tax abatements, as incentives to developers. In New York City, participating Program developers receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/8020-housing-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1125
… agencies of employee Social Security Number restrictions in the National ID field located at Workforce … Information>Modify a Person>Biographical Details Tab in PayServ. Affected Employees All employees Effective … Administration restricts the use of certain values in Social Security Numbers. OSC Actions PayServ now has edits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1125-new-national-id-field-editsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1115
… Purpose To inform agencies of the processing requirements for employees who claim exempt … exempt for the new year. The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance requires a new form IT-2104-E (Certificate of Exemption from Withholding) to be filed annually by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1115-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-2012United HealthCare – Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)
… the implementation status of the recommendation made in our audit report, United HealthCare: Empire Plan Drug … program from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2013. In accordance with the contract, United was required to … 1, 2016, found that United did not remit $1,498,719 in rebate revenue to the Department. We made one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/15/united-healthcare-empire-plan-drug-rebate-revenue-follow