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Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… Purpose The objectives of our examination were to determine if payment requests and payments DOL approved … recouped overpayments based on our findings . Background To accomplish our objectives, we used data analytics to select 69,646 transactions for audit, including: (i) high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/16/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsFire Prevention, Safety and Control
… the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (Office) is in compliance with applicable fire prevention, safety and … Evaluation and Inspection Unit. Key Finding The Office is in compliance with applicable fire prevention, safety and … if the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Office is in compliance with applicable fire prevention safety and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/21/fire-prevention-safety-and-control-0Educators for Children, Youth and Families, Inc. – Use of Contract Funds (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Educators for Children, Youth … claims amounting to $1.8 million, out of $3.2 million in contract payments, to determine if the claims were … fraudulent transactions to an inactive Board of Directors. In addition, we found no evidence that there were any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/educators-children-youth-and-families-inc-use-contract-funds-followMedicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2016 Through September 30, 2016
… ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid … requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the period April 1, 2016 through … computer system processes Medicaid claims submitted by providers for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/25/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2016-through-september-30-2016Statewide Compliance With Administrative Requirements for Retail Liquor License Approvals, Renewals, and Enforcement Actions
… retail license types (On Premises Liquor, Grocery Store Beer, and Liquor Store). Between April 2014 and June 2016, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/21/statewide-compliance-administrative-requirements-retail-liquor-license-approvals-renewalsAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014
… and nonoccupational disabilities and sickness. Coverage for these benefits, with limited exception, is to be provided by their employers. The Board is also responsible for tracking its costs to administer the Workers’ … employee payroll expenses and are allocated appropriately for future assessments. Other Related Audits/Reports of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/26/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-fiscal-year-ended-march-31-2014Lead Contamination of State Armories (Follow-Up)
… Lead Contamination of State Armories (Report 2019-S-50 ). About the Program The Division of Military and Naval …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/16/lead-contamination-state-armories-followInternal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (Follow-Up)
… military forces, which are composed of the New York Army National Guard, the New York Air National Guard, the New … it incurs for the operation and training of the State Army and Air National Guard, including facilities, equipment, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-followOversight of Pupil Transportation Services (Follow-Up)
… District-owned buses, one third riding contracted buses, and the remaining third utilizing public transportation. The … training and safety technique requirements for school bus drivers and school bus safety training instructors and … and (c) establish an electronic data file containing accident reports relating to school buses. The Education Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/oversight-pupil-transportation-services-followOversight of Construction Management Contracts (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2020-S-43 ). About the Program The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks) is responsible for operating and maintaining the State park, recreation, and historic site system to conserve, … historic, cultural, and recreational resources of New York State. This system includes over 250 parks, historic sites, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-construction-management-contracts-followEmployee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Follow-Up)
… and Bronx Surface Transit Operation Authority (MaBSTOA), a subsidiary of Transit, operates buses in upper Manhattan and the Bronx. MTA Bus Company, a subsidiary of the MTA, provides bus services in the Bronx, … Brooklyn, and Queens. Staten Island Railway (SIR), a subsidiary of the MTA, provides rapid transit service on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/26/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotions-followOversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… Oversight of Telemental Health Services (Report 2020-S-16 ). About the Program The Office of Mental Health (OMH) … of TMH and TMH practitioners. OMH also issued a blanket attestation for providers to complete that wished to … potentially unable to do so. We also found that OMH’s practice of analyzing TMH usage data from only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followOversight of School Safety Planning Requirements (Follow-Up)
… district-wide safety plans (District Plans) and building level emergency response plans (Building Plans). Our initial audit report, which covered the … with the provisions of the Law to the Executive and the Legislature, although it has been required to do so annually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/13/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirements-followMedicaid Program – Cost Saving Opportunities on Payments of Medicare Part C Claims
… claim types reviewed by this audit: outpatient claims for clinic, practitioner, transportation, referred ambulatory, … durable medical equipment, laboratory, eye care, and dental services; and inpatient claims. Key Findings New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/21/medicaid-program-cost-saving-opportunities-payments-medicare-part-c-claimsProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… (CODIS), a federally administered database of DNA profiles from convicted persons, crime scenes, and unidentified human … law enforcement agency. A February 2017 amendment required law enforcement agencies to submit all untested kits … law enforcement agencies prior to February 26, 2017 were required to be processed within 210 days of receipt at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followOversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2017-N-2 ). About the Program The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (Health and Hospitals) is a public benefit corporation created … and as of December 23, 2019, 814 temporary nurses. As a condition of their hiring, Health and Hospitals requires that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/03/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retention-followManaged Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the seven recommendations made in our initial audit report, Managed Care Premium Payments … (the managed care program most Medicaid recipients enroll in) provides comprehensive medical services that range from … policy is to exclude Medicaid recipients from enrollment in mainstream managed care when they also have comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-party-insurance-followOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the three … York (SUNY) institutions have developed adequate controls to effectively safeguard campus communities against hazardous … students and communities are safeguarded against exposure to hazardous waste. However, based on our visits to two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/30/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-waste-followEmpire BlueCross – Controls Over Payments for Special Items (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Payments for … Key Findings Empire officials made significant progress in addressing the problems we identified in the initial audit. In particular, Empire recovered $11.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/25/empire-bluecross-controls-over-payments-special-items-followCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… functions. The Department also continues to identify new data sets to add to Open Data. However, the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-0