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Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Follow-Up)
… to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. Effective May 1, 2012, the … mechanisms to identify and recover overpayments when CHHAs do not bill according to Department guidelines. Key Findings … mechanisms to identify and recover overpayments when CHHAs do not bill according to Department guidelines. Of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/04/improper-episodic-payments-home-health-providers-followControls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses
… The audit covers OPWDD transportation expenses (outside New York City) for the period April 1, 2016 through March 31, … responsible for coordinating services for nearly 140,000 New Yorkers with developmental disabilities. OPWDD also … the safety of persons in the care of the State. Outside New York City, nine Developmental Disabilities Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expensesRepaying Your NYSLRS Loan after Retirement
… an outstanding loan to repay that loan and increase their pension. Retirees cannot take a new loan from NYSLRS. If you … Need to pay? If you retired with an outstanding loan, your pension was reduced each month, but that monthly reduction … does not go toward repaying your outstanding loan balance. In order to pay back your loans, you must pay the full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/repaying-your-nyslrs-loan-after-retirementState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… settlement payment to Stahl & Zelmanovitz to reimburse Community Related Services, Inc. for improperly denied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… pharmacy benefit services for the Empire, Excelsior, and Student Employee Health plans. $41.5 million to Beacon Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneFranklin County – Internal Controls Over the Timekeeping System (2014M-276)
… prior to the work being performed. Ensure that employees charge leave time when required. … Franklin County Internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/01/30/franklin-county-internal-controls-over-timekeeping-system-2014m-276East Syracuse Minoa Central School District – Financial Software Access Rights (2016M-41)
… $74.6 million. Key Findings District officials have not addressed the conflicting duties regarding the … Ensure that employees are not authorized to have incompatible duties within the financial software. Ensure that financial software upgrades do not alter the approved user access rights. … East Syracuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/east-syracuse-minoa-central-school-district-financial-software-accessChild Care in NY Challenged by Staff Shortages, High Prices and Too Few Slots
… are available through the state’s Child Care Assistance Program, which is administered by local departments of social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/child-care-ny-challenged-staff-shortages-high-prices-and-too-few-slotsDiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Hinders Home Meal Delivery Program for Vulnerable Seniors
… New York City’s Department for the Aging (DFTA) needs to do more to ensure the meals it provides to homebound seniors … “There are nearly 2 million seniors in the city and many have trouble preparing their own meals. The city’s Department … are preparing safe and nutritious meals. Providers that do not meet standards must submit a plan to DFTA to correct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-lack-oversight-hinders-home-meal-delivery-program-vulnerable-seniorsPhelps-Clifton Springs Central School District – Fuel Purchasing (2021M-19)
… During the 30 month audit period, the District could have reduced the District’s fuel expenditures by at least $124,428. The savings would have covered the District’s average gasoline and diesel fuel … purchase fuel. Properly audit fuel invoices to ensure they do not include taxes and unnecessary fees and seek …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/16/phelps-clifton-springs-central-school-district-fuel-purchasing-2021m-19Reporting Workers' Compensation Benefits – Legacy Reporting
… paid by employer: Tier 1 — Report full salary that would have been paid and corresponding days worked for up to one year for each incident. Tiers 2 through 6 — Do not report salary or days worked. Part salary paid by the … compensation and corresponding days worked that would have been reported had the entire amount been paid as salary. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/reporting-workers-compensation-benefitsDiNapoli Says State Opioid Treatment Programs Need Better Coordination
… asked at least once during treatment to sign a consent form to coordinate care with the recipient's opioid … However, three of the 13 recipients declined to sign the form. Treatment programs were aware of 566 of the 1,065 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-says-state-opioid-treatment-programs-need-better-coordinationDiNapoli Moves State Pension Fund Toward Net Zero Target, Restricts Investments in Oil Sands Companies
… largest public pension plan in the country, announced today. This action is tied to DiNapoli’s comprehensive … and carbon-intensive than other forms of crude production. Today’s announcement follows the Fund’s detailed assessment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-moves-state-pension-fund-toward-net-zero-target-restricts-investments-oil-sands-companiesFinancial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program
… whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has adequate controls in place to ensure that money … to be served in the Program on any day during the year. OCFS administers the Program through its Division of Child … or providers. Agency Response In its response to the draft report, OCFS takes issue with our audit methodology and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/13/financial-oversight-advantage-after-school-programAccounts Payable Advisory No. 10
… the “Separate Payment” box in the Payment Options section of a voucher when using the “A” handling code, consistent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/10-handling-code-and-separate-payment-boxState Agencies Bulletin No. 1014
… to fines and penalties. IRS fines, if any, may be passed on to Agencies. To update the records go to the Employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1014-withholding-rate-30-nonresident-alien-scholarship-recipientsBorrowing Against Your Contributions – Article 14 Benefits
… eligibility requirements, you may take a loan from the Retirement System. Before you apply, you should be aware of … that causes your loan to exceed the federal limits for nontaxable loans. Exceeding these limits could result in … die before repaying them. To apply, you must file a Loan Application (RS5025-A) with us. Please note: Any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/borrowing-against-your-contributionsX.3.A Agency Vendor Registration – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… vendor add process, such as debt service, advance account, payroll or eminent domain vendors. These vendors require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x3a-agency-vendor-registrationOpinion 93-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… reserve. Currently, there is no statutory authority for a district to establish a reserve for post-employment … closely monitored expenditures and restricted departmental budgets each year. Westmoreland Central School District – … the actual revenues received. However, over the last three fiscal years, the district spent nearly $5 million less than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits