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XII.7.D Expedite Requests – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW The Bureau of State Expenditures’ (BSE) standard business … cases, an agency may request that BSE expedite our review and approval of vouchers to create a payment sooner than the … include, but are not limited to, emergencies (e.g., public health and safety), vendor cash flow concerns, or Prompt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7d-expedite-requestsMount Vernon City School District – Procurement of Natural Gas (2019M-91)
… average two times the benchmark rates. May have been able to reduce its natural gas costs by 40 percent or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/15/mount-vernon-city-school-district-procurement-natural-gas-2019m-91Overpayments for Therapy Services and Prescription Drugs Covered by Medicare (Follow-Up)
… services to those who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. Many of the State’s … enrolled in Medicare. Such individuals are referred to as “dual-eligibles.” The Medicare program covers physical, … the providers often did not bill Medicare for the services or incorrectly reported a modifier code, which caused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/29/overpayments-therapy-services-and-prescription-drugs-covered-medicare-followNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the five recommendations … (Report 2019-S-32 ). About the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the … health insurance coverage to over 1.2 million active and retired State, local government, and school district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/27/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-empire-bluecross-hospital-servicesSelected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees (Follow-Up)
… issued, vehicle owners must respond within 30 days. They can either pay the fine or challenge the summons by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/06/selected-aspects-parking-violations-operations-collect-fines-and-fees-followTuxedo Farms Local Development Corporation – Collections and Disbursements and Adherence to Bylaws (2021M-187)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether collections and disbursements were in accordance with the sewer agreements and whether the Tuxedo Farms Local Development Corporation (TFLDC) Board of Directors (Board) adhered to its bylaws. Audit Results …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/12/22/tuxedo-farms-local-development-corporation-collections-andVillage of Head of the Harbor – Justice Court Operations (2020M-110)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Head of the Harbor (Village) Justices provided adequate … receipts were collected, deposited, recorded and remitted in an accurate and timely manner. Key Findings The Justices … records are properly maintained and segregate the clerk’s duties or provide oversight. Ensure deposits are made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/04/01/village-head-harbor-justice-court-operations-2020m-110X.7.A Centralized Corporate Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… sources follow the naming convention of “US_XXXX.” For example: “US_DEFENSE”, “US_HOUSING”, “US_SOC_SECURITY.” Refer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7a-centralized-corporate-customersIX.5 Federal Billing & Invoicing – IX. Federal Grants
… Once an agency’s Customer Contract, Grant Award, Project, and Activities have been established in SFS and Project … are created, agencies are able to start spending against the grant award via the project. As expenditures are recorded … process is initiated. To allow the state to take advantage of discounts on payments to vendors under the Procure to Pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5-federal-billing-invoicingMedicaid Overpayments for Medicare Part B Services Billed Directly to eMedNY (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations … (Report 2017-S-36 ). About the Program The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid Program. … for outpatient medical services, physician services, and medical supplies. As the secondary payer, Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/01/medicaid-overpayments-medicare-part-b-services-billed-directly-emedny-followBenefits Advisement Services for Individuals With Disabilities Seeking Employment
… that of people without disabilities, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey (ACS). In 2018, there were … Yorkers with disabilities are more than twice as likely to live in poverty. The New York State Employment First …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/20/benefits-advisement-services-individuals-disabilities-seeking-employmentCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… Open Data into its ongoing core business planning and strategies. However, since then, ORDA has taken steps to … with EO 95 into ORDA’s core business and planning strategies. … To determine whether the Olympic Regional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataOpinion 91-60
… may request officers and employees of a city to complete a form listing certain outside employment and business … Office has requested that certain city officers complete a form listing certain outside employment and business … (OTB), may request officials of an OTB to complete a form listing certain outside employment and business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Opinion 91-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … the plain meaning of the statute, the relevant legislative history and the underlying purposes of the preemption clause … No. 10459/88; Walter v McClellan , 113 App Div 245, 99 NYS 78, affd 164 NY 605; 1976 Opns St Comp No. 76-34, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1Opinion 91-27
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … of unneeded real property without public bidding) LOCAL LAWS -- Real Property (authority of county to supersede sale … , 1 NY2d 74, 150 NYS2d 585). Rozler , supra , involved the Village Law, which is analogous to the County Law in that it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27State Agencies Bulletin No. 338
… All PS Query users who renamed queries in response to Payroll Bulletin 328 (Renaming PS Queries in Preparation for the Upgrade). Effective Date Immediately Overview Payroll Bulletin 328, issued July 1, 2002, outlined the … renaming queries so that they will be available after the payroll upgrade. The next step in the Query upgrade process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/338-prioritizing-renamed-private-queries-preparation-upgradeOpinion 2010-1
… fees that would be used for the purchase of land were in all respects properly imposed. 3 We also cautioned, in 1988 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1-0Opinion 99-4
… AGENCIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to make a gift of moneys to town); (expenditure of IDA moneys to … to municipal facilities, at no cost to the municipality, when the improvements are incidental to a proper IDA project … this title" (General Municipal Law, §858[17]). Section 858 does not expressly authorize an IDA to make a grant of moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-4Opinion 90-11
… pre-emption (U.S. Const., art. VI, cl 2; see, gen., 16 Am Jur 2d, Constitutional Law, §291, et seq. ), New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-11DiNapoli: Agricultural Activity Brings $37.6 Billion Into New York’s Economy
… Agriculture contributed $37.6 billion to New York’s economy in 2012, an increase of more than 22 … as well as wine, apples, maple syrup and other products. “New York’s economy is still fueled by agricultural activity … and the production of food,” DiNapoli said. “Farms in New York are 98 percent family-owned, yet compete on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-agricultural-activity-brings-376-billion-new-yorks-economy