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Empire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Intraocular Lens Claims Billed by Hospitals
… whether Empire BlueCross properly paid hospital claims for intraocular procedures. The audit covered the period … The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, covering nearly 1.1 million members. Empire … portion of the Empire Plan. Empire processes claims for hospital services according to contracts it negotiates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/20/empire-bluecross-improper-payments-intraocular-lens-claims-billed-hospitalsOpinion 93-22
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BAIL MONEYS -- Disposition of (when erroneously reported to … COMPTROLLER -- Justice Court Fund (procedure to refund bail moneys erroneously reported) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, … report to the Justice Court Fund that erroneously reported bail forfeiture in the amount of $200 for a particular …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-22Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance - SSP Payments Made to Deceased Individuals
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine the appropriateness of New York State … Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) made to recipients during the period October 2014 through March … New York State SSP, which provides a supplemental benefit to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/09/office-temporary-and-disability-assistance-ssp-payments-made-deceased-individualsAccidental Death Benefit – State Police Plan
… die as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job accident not due to your own willful negligence, an … your behalf, regardless of your years of service credit. "Accident” has a specific meaning with NYSLRS disability and … spouse or dependent parent. The benefit is equal to 50 percent of your FAE (less any workers’ compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/accidental-death-benefitAccidental Death Benefit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… die as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job accident not due to your own willful negligence, an … your behalf, regardless of your years of service credit. "Accident” has a specific meaning with NYSLRS disability and … spouse or dependent parent. The benefit is equal to 50 percent of your FAE (less any workers’ compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/accidental-death-benefitJefferson Central School District – Procuring Services (2021M-42)
… seek competition for services. Officials paid: $135,000 to 10 of the 14 service providers reviewed without seeking … services without public written disclosure of his interest in the contract with the District. Key Recommendations Seek … Ensure District officers or employees publicly disclose, in writing, any interests they have in contracts or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/jefferson-central-school-district-procuring-services-2021m-42Opinion 93-17
… pre-pay certain employer retirement contributions) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §§11.00(a)(85), 37.00(a)(3); RETIREMENT AND … a mandatory referendum when the bonds would be issued to finance the pre-payment of those contributions to the State … installments. A participating employer may issue bonds to finance the pre-payment of such contributions after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17Opinion 91-48
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Contracts (planning … board member would have a conflict of interest if he were to participate in the board's review of a major shopping …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48Opinion 97-21
… 30 of the General Municipal Law. 1 October 20, 1997 Patricia L. McCarthy Deputy Comptroller 1 We note that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Start Saving for Retirement
… may seem far into the future but the steps you take now to save for retirement can make a huge difference when that … Your Post-Retirement Income Not sure how much you’ll need to save for retirement? It’s helpful to look at the other sources of post-retirement income you’ll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/saving-for-retirementState Police Accidental Disability (Section 363-bb) – State Police Plan
… your duties as the natural and proximate result of an accident sustained in service that was not caused by your own … service, voluntarily or involuntarily, subsequent to the accident, your application must be filed within two years after your discontinuance from service. “Accident” has a specific meaning with NYSLRS disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/state-police-accidental-disability-section-363-bbOpinion 95-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (procedure for investigating possibility of civil liability arising from alleged criminal conduct) … Regarding the procedure which the county board of supervisors may follow in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Opinion 92-9
… compliance with subpoena for pre-trial questioning) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Court or Other Tribunal" (meaning for … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-o; CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §3101 et seq .: A volunteer firefighter appearing … this, its proper business, by its proper officers, viz., attorneys and counsel to present and manage the business, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9Opinion 97-11
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … (see Public Housing Law, §3[2]; see also 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-64, p 126). Therefore, it has been our opinion that … 18 of the General Municipal Law (see 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-13, p 14; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-166, p 213; 1981 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Opinion 96-8
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Justice Courts (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal … town or village court with respect to certain enumerated criminal actions and other proceedings. As it applies to your … the services of the town court and the village court in criminal actions and other proceedings: (a) For all services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Opinion 99-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Revenue Anticipation Notes (issuance in anticipation of payments in lieu of taxes); (issuance in anticipation of State aid … a school district may issue revenue anticipation notes in anticipation of the receipt of payments in lieu of taxes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-6DiNapoli: Rural Counties Face Shortage of Health Professionals
… and gynecologist (OBGYN) doctors, dentists and mental health practitioners, with several counties having no pediatricians or OBGYN doctors at all. The shortage of mental health practitioners in New York’s rural counties may … Professional Shortage Areas for primary care, dental and mental health; all 16 counties examined have shortage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-rural-counties-face-shortage-health-professionalsOpinion 97-4
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … to pay death benefit upon death of firefighter's spouse) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Volunteer and Exempt … of the City of Glen Cove may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to provide a benefit to a member of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4Opinion 88-21
… the issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING - Park Lands (use of park trust fund moneys to construct indoor recreational facility); (use of park trust fund moneys to construct recreational building in … Concerning the use of park trust funds received by a village from subdividers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-21Opinion 95-19
… were previously paid) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Outstanding" (for purposes of Local Finance Law, §11.00[a][85]) LOCAL … the Laws of 1989 from surplus moneys may now issue bonds for this purpose. The proceeds of the bonds would be paid to … Security Law, and added a new section 317-a to that law, for the purpose of eliminating a lag in retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-19