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Fire Safety (2015-MS-1)
… Poughkeepsie [pdf] , Rome [pdf] , Saratoga Springs [pdf] , and White Plains [pdf] , and the Villages of Hempstead [pdf] , Lindenhurst [pdf] and … government officials’ use of municipal resources resulted in an effective enforcement of the Fire Code (i.e., fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/27/fire-safety-2015-ms-1Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period July 1, 2012 Through December 31, 2012 (Empire BlueCross and BlueShield)
… whether Empire BlueCross BlueShield (Empire) paid claims for special items according to the provisions of the agreements between Empire and its member hospitals and to determine if payments for certain special items, in relation to the hospitals' … whether Empire BlueCross BlueShield Empire paid claims for special items according to the provisions of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/selected-payments-special-items-period-july-1-2012-through-december-31-2012-empireNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by UnitedHealthcare for Medical/Surgical Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Payments by UnitedHealthcare for … Civil Service and United have made significant progress in addressing the issues identified in the initial audit. United recovered about $500,000 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-unitedhealthcare-medicalsurgical-servicesProperty Tax Freeze Credit
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether the Property Tax Freeze Credit (PTF Credit) payments approved … The objective of our examination was to determine whether the Property Tax Freeze Credit PTF Credit payments approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/property-tax-freeze-creditUnited Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… non-profit special education provider located in Roosevelt, serving students from 28 school districts … June 30, 2018, CPN reported approximately $3.8 million in reimbursable costs on its CFRs for two rate-based special … June 30, 2018, among other issues, we identified $159,069 in ineligible costs reported by CPN on its CFRs for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/08/united-cerebral-palsy-association-nassau-county-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by UnitedHealthcare for Medical/Surgical Services for Ineligible Members
… Company of New York paid claims for Empire Plan members who were not eligible. The audit covered the period from … limitations on the recovery of claims paid for members who were retroactively disenrolled (when a member is … We identified $5.7 million that United paid for members who were not eligible for Empire Plan coverage. The improper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/29/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-unitedhealthcare-medicalsurgical-servicesProblem Claims – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… actions and remedies may be available to the body or official responsible for auditing claims: If original documentation (such as invoices, purchase orders or receiving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/problem-claimsThe Norman Howard School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether costs reported by the Norman Howard School (NHS) on the Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly … calculated, adequately documented and allowable under the Consolidated Fiscal Report Manual (CFR Manual) and the … To determine whether costs reported by the Norman Howard School NHS on the Consolidated Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/15/norman-howard-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCVS Health – Accuracy of Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Accuracy of Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil … CVS Health to administer the Empire Plan’s prescription drug program for the period from January 1, 2014 through … CVS Health was required to negotiate agreements with drug manufacturers for rebates and remit the rebate revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/16/cvs-health-accuracy-drug-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civil-service-followEmpire BlueCross – Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs
… BlueCross appropriately reimbursed physician-administered drugs. The audit covered the period from January 2017 through … a range of services, including physician-administered drugs. A physician-administered drug is a drug, other than a … paid approximately $855 million for physician-administered drugs under the Hospital Program. In certain circumstances, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/27/empire-bluecross-overpayments-physician-administered-drugsCity of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B25-5-5)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2025-26. Background Chapter … The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/15/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b25-5-5DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… There are 25 local governments in fiscal stress, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … towns and one village. Ten of those municipalities are in the highest ranking designation of “significant fiscal stress.” “Nearly six million New Yorkers are living in a community struggling with fiscal stress. My Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresOpinion 92-46
… v Mayor , 83 NY 528; Jones v City of Binghamton , 26 AD2d 710, 271 NYS2d 507, affd 20 NYS 808, 284 NYS2d 702; Lance v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued: … for excess quantities of drugs; claims for drugs in which the prescriptions were missing or invalid; and claims for unauthorized and inappropriate refills. The audit also identified a range of practices by both Joia …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsContract Participation of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… MWBE program and the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, a similar program for federally funded … that report, OSC made six recommendations to improve MTA’s compliance with the Law. In their September 23, 2010 … OIG) released a report on compliance monitoring in the DBE program based on a review of a sample of federally funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/10/contract-participation-minority-and-women-owned-business-enterprisesOpinion 88-59
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation … not as compensation for services already rendered. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the payment of the salary … be paid the salary budgeted for the acting village justice in addition to his own. Section 3-301(2) of the Village Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59CUNY Bulletin No. CU-775
… 2023 Uniform Allowance Payment for Security Titles and to outline the procedures regarding the modified payment … Collar Agreement between the City University of New York and various unions, including the International Brotherhood … 2023 Uniform Allowance payment for campus security titles and modifies the payment schedule. The following payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-775-cuny-december-2023-uniform-allowance-payment-and-modifiedDiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Upstate Woman for Theft of over $67K in NYS Pension Benefits, $19K Welfare Fraud
… in the Second Degree, a class C felony, one count of Welfare Fraud in the Third Degree, a class D felony, two … D felony, and one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a class E felony. Banack is … Department of Social Services by concealing the pension income on her application and re-certifications of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-upstate-woman-theft-over-67k-nys-pension-benefits-19kDiNapoli: State Needs to Better Protect Water Supply Infrastructure Against Natural Disasters, Cyberattacks and Terrorism
… posed by natural disasters like storms, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … review at least once every five years. The plans include an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and a Vulnerability … or are late submitting them. DOH officials said that an out-of-date plan does not necessarily mean an updated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-state-needs-better-protect-water-supply-infrastructure-against-natural-disastersDiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… Arrests Follow Joint Investigation Between the State … on company headquarters. These are the first round of arrests. The investigation is continuing. Mtui and Kaiza were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-scheme