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Center for Disability Services – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by the Center for Disability Services (CFDS) on its Consolidated Fiscal … December 31, 2013. Background CFDS is an SED-approved not-for-profit special education provider located in Albany, New … the ages of three and five years. CFDS is reimbursed for preschool special education program services through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/13/center-disability-services-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2016
… office approved 1,462 contracts valued at $1.72 billion and approved more than 1.7 million payments worth nearly $6.3 … billion in July. His office also rejected 167 contracts and related transactions valued at $370 million and 1,183 … Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) $300,000 with Winston & Strawn LLP for litigation counsel to defend JCOPE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2016DiNapoli Recommends Ways For LIRR To Get Back On Track
… for handling unexpected incidents and poor communications to riders, exacerbated the impact of train delays and … delays and incidents and whether the plans were carried out and adequately met passengers' needs. DiNapoli's audit … LIRR Guideline does not discuss these type of events, or how to provide service when they occur. Of the remaining six …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-recommends-ways-lirr-get-back-trackDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2016
… of Environmental Conservation $11.5 million with the city of Newburgh to purchase drinking water from New York … the Albany Nanotech complex. $2.6 million to the Buffalo Bills Inc. for game day operations and working capital. $750,000 to 43North, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2016DiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "New York's landmark bottle bill motivated New Yorkers to recycle more and protect … New York's Returnable Container Act, known as the "bottle bill," was enacted in 1982 to reduce litter, ease the … the department and collect the initial deposit. When a bottle or can is not returned, the unclaimed deposit is held …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2015
… As the state’s chief financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state agencies and certain … Deferred Compensation Board $8.5 million with State Street Bank and Trust Company for trustee/custodian services for the … Expressway, rehabilitation of 11 bridges in the Towns of Huntington, Islip, and Brookhaven. $17 million with Cold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2015DiNapoli: Town of Cohocton Clerk Arrested for Stealing Public Funds
… money. I want to thank Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker and the New York State Police for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-town-cohocton-clerk-arrested-stealing-public-fundsUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Dr. John Gomes
… September 30, 2014. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage … The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. The New York State Department of Civil Service … claims they submit for the services rendered. Members pay a nominal co-payment to the participating provider for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-dr-john-gomesOverpayments of Hospitals’ Claims for Lengthy Acute Care Admissions (Follow-Up)
… in our audit report, Overpayments of Hospitals’ Claims for Lengthy Acute Care Admissions (2010-S-30). Background … have special health care needs. When billing Medicaid for inpatient services, hospitals must indicate a patient’s … long hospital stays, patients may transition to lower Alternate Level of Care (ALC) settings, which typically cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/07/overpayments-hospitals-claims-lengthy-acute-care-admissions-followAnnual Assessment of Market Orders for 2012, 2013, and 2014
… the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014 for the Apple and Sour Cherry Market Orders and the period April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2014 for the Apple, Cabbage, and Onion Research and Development Programs. … and research. These market orders include: the Apple Market Order, the Apple Research and Development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/07/annual-assessment-market-orders-2012-2013-and-2014Unnecessary Managed Care Payments for Medicaid Recipients With Medicare (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Unnecessary Managed Care Payments for Medicaid Recipients With Medicare (Report 2010-S-75). … made premium payments to Medicaid managed care plans for Medicaid recipients who also had Medicare health … it uses and take action to improve data quality or develop alternate means to compensate for data deficiencies. We also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/01/unnecessary-managed-care-payments-medicaid-recipients-medicare-followVillage Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000
… village of Altmar in Oswego County, was sentenced to 2 to 6 years in state prison after pleading guilty to stealing $117,000 in public … to prison for her actions and will serve as an example of what happens when you engage in fraud and misuse public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/village-official-heading-prison-stealing-more-100000DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2014
… State Education Department $12.7 million with E Scholar LLC for a five-year enterprise software license agreement. … of Civil Service $168.1 million to CaremarkPCS Health LLC for pharmacy benefit services for the Empire Plan, … Department of Health $10.8 million to Amerigroup New York LLC for Child Health Plus Insurance. State University of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2014DiNapoli: Former Fire District Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Public Funds
… treasurer of Pulteney Fire District #2 in Steuben County. Lisa Stone, 44 of Hammondsport, was charged with grand …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-former-fire-district-treasurer-arrested-stealing-public-fundsDiNapoli: Audit Cites East Clinton Fire District For Improper Gifts
… treated public money like their own personal bank account,” said DiNapoli. “It’s disappointing that my office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-cites-east-clinton-fire-district-improper-giftsYork College – Time and Attendance Practices for Public Safety Staff
… to provide reasonable assurance that they worked the hours for which they were compensated. The audit covered the period … and officers could alter time cards by writing over time stamps from punch clocks. The Department’s current overtime … time card signatures and controls to ensure that time card stamps and any handwritten alterations are valid. Actively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/york-college-time-and-attendance-practices-public-safety-staffImproper Payments of Medicare Buy-in Premiums for Ineligible Recipients (Follow-Up)
… by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicaid pays Medicare premiums for individuals who … and process enrollment in the Buy-in Program. In addition, CMS automatically enrolls certain individuals. Medicaid … who were automatically added to the Buy-in Program by CMS with coverage beginning more than 2 years retroactively, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/12/improper-payments-medicare-buy-premiums-ineligible-recipients-followDiNapoli: Employment Recovery for New Yorkers with Disabilities Lags Nation
… face a higher unemployment rate than the national average for those with disabilities. In 2020, unemployment rates for working-aged people with a disability soared in both New York and the … and supports that will help level the playing field for disabled New Yorkers in the workplace.” Between 2020 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-employment-recovery-new-yorkers-disabilities-lags-nation“Nation’s Report Card” Underscores New York’s Need for Academic Recovery
… even greater declines than the nation in fourth grade math and reading. New York’s largest drops were in fourth grade math, with declines in average test scores that were double any other drops in the past 20 … for whom math proficiency declined 14 percentage points. 7 In 2022, proficiency rates were 55 percent for Asian …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/nations-report-card-underscores-new-yorks-need-academic-recovery