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Transferring or Terminating Your Membership
… and you would become ineligible for any Retirement System benefits. If you have ten or more years of credited service, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/transferring-or-terminating-your-membershipEnhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Follow-Up) (2013-F-1)
We have followed up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Health (Department) to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report, E
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2013-13f1.pdfDiNapoli: State Needs to Help Addiction Support Providers Better Prepare for Emergencies
… programs may not be adequately prepared in an emergency to prevent gaps in care, which could compromise patient … programs to ensure gaps in potentially life-saving care do not occur during emergencies and crisis situations.” … use disorder programs. As a result, OASAS doesn’t have a clear picture if patients in need of care or who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-state-needs-help-addiction-support-providers-better-prepare-emergenciesDiNapoli: Mobile Sports Betting Adds to State Revenue, But Calls to Problem Gambling Hotline Rise as Gaming Expansion Continues
… State collections from the taxes on mobile sports betting totaled $727.4 million in State Fiscal … With the legalization of mobile sports betting, the New York State Gaming Commission noted a 26% increase in … proposals to expand gaming include authorizing online casino gaming and a plan to double the number of VLTs from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mobile-sports-betting-adds-state-revenue-calls-problem-gambling-hotline-rise-gamingDiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… withheld millions of dollars in surplus funds that should have been refunded to local school districts, according to separate audits … benefits” despite lacking the legal authority to do so. The Comptroller highlighted the same issue in a 2009 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-fundsDiNapoli: Billing and Reimbursement Flaws Allowed $16.6 Million in Inappropriate Payments to Home Health Care Providers
… (DOH) erroneously made $16.6 million in Medicaid payments to 95 home health providers over a 3 1/2-year period, largely … (MLTC) during a 60-day episode of care. The CHHAs should have received pro-rated payments for the partial episodes of … mechanisms to identify and recover overpayments when CHHAs do not bill according to DOH guidelines. DOH officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-billing-and-reimbursement-flaws-allowed-166-million-inappropriate-payments-home-health-careState Agencies Bulletin No. 1664.1
… This bulletin supersedes Payroll Bulletin 1664. Purpose To provide agencies with an updated list of unions that … file submissions directly into PayServ. Other unions do not currently have the capability to do so. Agencies will no longer be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/16641-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payroll-deductions-unionDiNapoli: Local Governments Should Improve Enforcement of State Fire Code Regulations
… preschools, libraries and shopping malls, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … in seven cities and three villages. “Local officials must do their part to keep fire safety a priority,” said DiNapoli. … buildings requiring a fire safety and evacuation plan must have a fire safety inspection at least every three years. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-local-governments-should-improve-enforcement-state-fire-code-regulationsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-333
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2023 … the Office of Court Administration. Judges or Justices who have an OVP or Q06-Q23, QC0 or QC1 balance for calendar year … 2023 using Earnings Codes RGS , RGO , RRS , and ADJ . Do not include monies that will be calculated by the payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-333-2023-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtFinancial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Children and Family … children who participate in quality after-school programs have higher school attendance and academic achievement, and … serve significantly fewer children than their MADA but do not reduce their expenditures proportionally. If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/13/financial-oversight-advantage-after-school-programMilitary Service Credit
… If you served in the U.S. Armed Forces, you may be eligible to purchase credit toward your retirement benefit for your … are exceptions. For example, certain retirement plans have a maximum benefit, and military service credit cannot … 31, 1992 or from September 11, 2001 to December 31, 2005 do not have to pay for this credit, provided they did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/military-service-creditDiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… Renewable energy projects have been taking more than three years to receive siting permits due to application delays, … State: Review and Prospects … Renewable energy projects have been taking more than three years to receive siting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysOpinion 88-13
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … conflict of interest if the agency sells insurance to the village. You state that the village mayor is the … of such contract and (2) the duties of such employment do not directly involve the procurement, preparation or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-13DiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… New Yorkers are reporting they sometimes or often did not have enough food to eat (“food insufficiency”). In the summer … th District . “As we were the epicenter of the pandemic, I have seen firsthand how food insecurity devastated not only … benefit our brothers and sisters. It is the right thing to do.” “This report underscores the importance of strong …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurityComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School … fund. The audit recommended that the board develop a plan to reduce fund balance by financing one-time expenditures, … claims and Medicare reimbursement payments to retirees do not go through the claims audit process. Northville …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… the money that was collected from them didn’t always go to crime victims, with some funds languishing for years, … only $345,557 was received of the $629,177 that should have been collected from 313 cases with monthly or lump-sum … victims had been performed, some of these funds should have been used to pay other victims with unpaid restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-230
… Purpose To explain the procedures for processing payments for CUNY faculty who have been awarded a summer research grant. Affected Employees … amount in the Earnings or Goal Amount field as required. Do not change the Goal Balance. If the Grant has been paid in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-230-grant-payments-summer-researchCUNY Bulletin No. CU-259
… Purpose To explain the procedures for processing payments for CUNY faculty who have been awarded a summer research grant. Affected Employees … amount in the Earnings or Goal Amount field as required. Do not change the Goal Balance. If the grant has been paid in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-259-grant-payments-summer-researchCUNY Bulletin No. CU-300
… Purpose To explain the procedures for processing payments for CUNY faculty who have been awarded a summer research grant. Affected Employees … amount in the Earnings or Goal Amount fields as required. Do not change the Goal Balance. If the grant has been paid in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-300-2007-cuny-research-foundation-grant-payments-summerDiNapoli: 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 … questions about the quality of services,” DiNapoli said. “I’m pleased the agency has accepted most of our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-lack-oversight-hinders-home-meal-delivery-program-vulnerable-seniors