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Medicaid Program – Improper Managed Care Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers

… (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the MCOs pay for services their members require. … referred to as “duplicate CINs”) during the time they are in receipt of benefits. Consistent with the Department’s … and enrollment data necessary to make appropriate claim payments. When an individual is assigned duplicate …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/medicaid-program-improper-managed-care-payments-recipients-duplicate-client-identification

Selected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation

… individuals who had been erroneously left off the SEL after committing serious acts of Abuse or Neglect. The names …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigation

DiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population

… for, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Homeless outreach in … away. BRC’s failure to even come close to fulfilling its contract has left vulnerable homeless men and women badly … Individuals DHS’ contract calls for BRC to keep a list of homeless individuals with medical problems, but a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-population

Opinion 89-23

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Lease (to State agency at … a State agency, by lease or license, to utilize space in the village hall several times per month for nominal or no consideration. This is in reply to your letter asking whether a village may allow …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-23

Opinion 89-30

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bus is used to provide transportation to senior citizens of the community. You state that the town purchases gasoline, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30

Opinion 92-19

… ZONING AND PLANNING -- Subdivisions (authority of town to regulate traffic on private roads in residential … TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Private Roads (authority of town to regulate traffic in residential subdivision) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Private Roads (authority of town to regulate traffic in residential subdivision) TOWN LAW, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-19

Problem Claims – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process

… If the answer to any question posed in the earlier section (Claims Auditing) is no, then some type of action should be taken in most cases. Obviously, this will depend on the specific … purchase orders or receiving slips) is missing, the claim should be held until the supporting documentation is …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/problem-claims

Opinion 92-34

… Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1809-a. You ask if a surcharge is to be considered paid in whole or in part when a court or … that has received only partial payment, as when there is a refusal to pay the surcharge. Vehicle and Traffic Law, … or required, in the amount of five dollars. No provision is made in the statute for the application of partial …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-34

Opinion 88-32

… Duties (authority to publish names, office addresses and phone numbers of town officials) TOWN LAW, §§30, 116(13): A … informing the public of the name, office, address, office phone number, and office hours of the town clerk. You have asked …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32

Controls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)

… on time (ranging from 6 months to 4½ years late), and six exceeded their original budgeted cost by a total of … in the initial audit report. Of the initial report’s six audit recommendations, four were implemented and two were …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/22/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-shelters-follow

Cayuga County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-171)

… the Department’s internal controls over the collection and disbursement of all moneys for which the Department is responsible for the period … or update, and enforce, policies and procedures for accounting for undisbursed restitution. Establish and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/09/27/cayuga-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operations

DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties

… The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) … they may be ineligible, according to an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York state offers a property tax break for landowners who commit …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-properties

Opinion 2000-21

… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Establishment of (joint … TOWNS -- Fire Districts and Fire Protection (participation in establishment of joint fire district) TOWN LAW §189-a; …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21

Opinion 95-1

… in the opinion. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Officers and Employees (municipality's responsibility to pay health … renewal agency employees) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers and Duties (contribution to urban renewal agency for health … agency provides health care benefits to its retirees and ask whether the city is responsible for paying the cost …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-1

Opinion 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

Improper Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers (Follow-Up)

… The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid program. Each individual who applies for … information, including the assignment of CINs, from the NY State of Health and the downstate and upstate Welfare …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/improper-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-duplicate-client-identification-numbers

Opinion 90-40

… 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-90-40

Opinion 93-18

… of program) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §216(2): A town board is not required to conduct a mandatory referendum on a … percent of the town board. You ask whether a town board is required to conduct a mandatory referendum on a proposal … to establish a service award program unless the proposal is approved by a vote of at least sixty percent of the town …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18