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Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims – Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber (Follow-Up) (2018-F-26)

To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims – Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber (Report 2013-S-4).

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18f26.pdf

Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up)

… made in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge … of a Medicaid eye care provider (Provider) and the owner’s family members and associates inappropriately enrolled as … and questionable practices, including: The owner and family members submitted false income information to obtain …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/12/eye-care-provider-and-family-inappropriately-enroll-recipients-and-overcharge-vision

Are You Vested? And What It Means

… are vested. As of April 9, 2022, Tier 5 and 6 members also only need five years of service credit to be vested. This …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/are-you-vested-and-what-it-means

State Police Bulletin No. SP-250

… are eligible for the Non-Pensionable Lump Sum Payment: On 10/03/2024, employees must: Be in one of the following … Status of Active, Leave With Pay, or Leave of Absence. On 02/12/2025 employees must: Be in the following bargaining … Absence/MLS (Mil Stip) will receive the lump sum payment on the Check Date listed above. Employees with an Employee …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-250-state-police-troopers-and-commissionednon-commissioned-officers

Opinion 91-14

… opinion. MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Procedures (necessity for referendum) -- Refuse and Garbage (town refuse and garbage district collecting refuse for village) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for prior to cooperation agreement for refuse collection) … located within the town but excluded from the district for the collection of village refuse …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14

DiNapoli: Former Director Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1,700 From Hornell Partners for Growth

… $1,711 in cash from the non-profit’s Annual Fourth of July festival that was earmarked for the city’s Business … $1711 in cash from the nonprofits Annual Fourth of July Festival …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-former-director-pleads-guilty-stealing-1700-hornell-partners-growth

Medicaid Program – Appropriateness of Payments to Transportation Management Contractors and Providers

… of Health (Department) made improper Medicaid payments for transportation services. The audit covered the period January … regulations require the State Medicaid program to provide transportation to medically necessary services for those recipients who are unable to obtain transportation on their own. In January 2011, the New York …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/15/medicaid-program-appropriateness-payments-transportation-management-contractors-and

Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies on Behalf of Recipients in Nursing Homes

… Medicaid managed care organizations inappropriately paid for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies while recipients were residing in nursing homes. The audit covered the period from January 2016 to … pays managed care organizations (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the MCOs arrange …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-managed-care-payments-durable-medical-equipment

Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network Access and Information Technology Assets (2022M-65)

… accounts. Provide adequate IT security awareness training for all employees and contractors. Periodically update the IT … records. Key Recommendations Establish written procedures for adding, modifying, and disabling network user accounts; …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/01/tompkins-seneca-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-access-and

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1427

… agency instructions for processing the 2015 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance. Affected Employees … the 2015 payment. Effective Date(s) The 2015 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance should be processed in … Appendix D are eligible to receive the 2015 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance. Employees who have a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1427-2015-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interest

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1610

… Employees Interest arbitration ineligible employees in the Security Services Unit (SSU) – BU21 who meet the … Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance should be processed in Institution Pay Period 17L, paychecks dated 12/07/17 or … Period 17L, paychecks dated 12/13/17. The payment is made in a separate check and there will be no direct deposit for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1610-2017-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interest

DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Labor Department Step Up Investigations of Violations in NYC

… led to significant delays in holding violators accountable and attaining restitution for workers while allowing infractions to continue, according … violations, such as wage theft, minimum wage infractions and child labor offenses, are a significant problem both …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-audit-recommends-labor-department-step-investigations-violations-nyc

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2379

… and Medicare taxes. A qualified program may benefit only the employee. A program that provides benefits to a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2379-educational-assistance-benefits-2025

Finger Lakes Region Leads the Way Statewide in Agricultural Sales, Topping $2 Billion

… and an essential part of our food supply system. This is especially true in the Finger Lakes where sales of farm products topped $2.3 billion in 2022, … is a leading producer of other commodities including maple syrup; grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas; sheep, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-finger-lakes

Opinion 96-15

… St Comp No. 80-334, p 98; see also Incorporated Village of Ardsley v Town of Greenburgh , 79 AD2d 628, 433 NYS2d 626, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15

Leaves of Absence and Service Credit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans

… A member’s service credit only accumulates for any period of time you receive earnings, therefore no service credit is given for the following: Leaves of absence without pay; Authorized, … unpaid medical leaves of absence; or Unpaid leave taken under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. Tier 2, 3, 5 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/leaves-absence-and-service-credit

X.3.A Agency Vendor Registration – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management

… AND POLICIES All vendors providing goods or services to New York State must be registered in the Statewide Vendor … This Subsection provides the agency with guidance on how to: use the Vendor Add Portal in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) to directly register individuals or entities in the Statewide …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x3a-agency-vendor-registration

Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official

… Attorney General Letitia James and Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the sentencing of the former City of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel Lawrence Porcari for abusing his position … expenses of the former Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas and a public relations firm. Today in Westchester County …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-government