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State Agencies Bulletin No. 647
… Background Recently, a binding arbitration award was made in accordance with … Security Services bargaining Unit, but does not apply to titles in Payroll Bargaining Unit Code 01 that were not … Unit Code 21 has been established for the attached list of non-arbitration eligible titles in all pay basis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/647-new-bargaining-unit-payroll-code-change-non-arbitration-eligibleRebates and Discounts on Physician-Administered Drugs (Follow-Up)
… Drug Pricing Program, which requires drug manufacturers to discount, at the time of sale, the price of drugs sold to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/06/rebates-and-discounts-physician-administered-drugs-followNew York Psychiatric Center – Controls Over State Resources (Follow-Up)
… clinical research facilities administered by the Office of Mental Health (OMH). The Institute conducts clinical trials and research studies relating to the treatment of mental illness. The Institute is funded by a combination of State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/new-york-psychiatric-center-controls-over-state-resources-followMedicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2008 Through March 31, 2009 (Follow-Up)
… entailed the identification and prevention of a potential $20.3 million overpayment resulting from a reimbursement rate … implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up review to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/12/medicaid-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2008-through-march-31-2009-followContracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Contracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services ( 2009-S-54 ). Background Our … for improving the Port Authority's efforts to attain savings through justification and reassessment of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/07/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Report 2012-S-33). Background … York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) inspects its highway bridges and repairs defects (i.e., flagged conditions). We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects-followTravel Plaza Revenues and Capital Improvements (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the eight … which was issued on January 15, 2010, our objective was to determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/14/travel-plaza-revenues-and-capital-improvements-followAccuracy of Reported Discharge Data (Follow-Up)
… when we examined DoE’s discharge classifications for its 2004-08 general education cohort (i.e., the students who entered ninth grade in 2004 and were expected to graduate four years later in 2008), we … of Education: Funding and Monitoring of the High School Attendance Improvement and Dropout Prevention Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/09/accuracy-reported-discharge-data-followRainbow Rhymes Learning Center (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the implementation status of the three … State Education Department (Department) grant payments to Rainbow Rhymes Learning Center (Rainbow) were appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/27/rainbow-rhymes-learning-center-followUnadilla Valley Central School District – Non-Resident Special Education Student Tuition (2022M-44)
… (NRT) rates for special education students in accordance with regulations. Key Findings Officials did not establish … NRT rates for special education students in accordance with regulations. The District’s NRT rates exceeded the New … not exceed SED’s maximum allowable tuition rate. Consult with SED to obtain the guidelines for calculating a higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/unadilla-valley-central-school-district-non-resident-special-educationControls Over Cash Advance Accounts (Follow-Up)
… in our original report, Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts (Report 2014-S-22). Background Our initial audit … 2016, Parks was authorized to have three advance accounts with a total value of $313,090, as follows: Change Fund – … Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up review to provide information on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/controls-over-cash-advance-accounts-followImproper Fee-for-Service Payments for Pharmacy Services Covered by Managed Care (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Pharmacy Services Covered by Managed Care (Report 2014-S-5 ). … Medicaid inappropriately paid 29,289 fee-for-services pharmacy claims totaling $978,251 on behalf of 18,010 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/23/improper-fee-service-payments-pharmacy-services-covered-managed-care-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 783
… Purpose To notify and provide instructions to agencies of a new … certain Management Confidential employees enrolled in the Income Protection Plan. Affected Employees Eligible … IPP program, accruals are used followed by sick leave at half pay. When the half pay eligibility is exhausted, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/783-new-workers-compensation-actionreason-code-management-confidentialSelected Operating and Administrative Practices of the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the five … among other provisions, made additional data available while requiring real-time submission prescription information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/23/selected-operating-and-administrative-practices-bureau-narcotic-enforcement-followEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period April 1, 2011 Through June 30, 2011 (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations made in our audit report, Empire BlueCross BlueShield: Selected Payments for Special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/30/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-april-1-2011-throughOversight of Grants (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To assess the extent of implementation as of March 7, 2014 of the eight … Our initial report, issued July 21, 2011, examined the Department's oversight of grant activity. We found that the … performed by the Freight and Passenger Rail Bureau and the Aviation Bureau could be improved with more effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/oversight-grants-followUse of State Appropriations
… 2012 through March 2016. Background The Foundation is a public authority, located in Canandaigua, which supports … through research, promotion, and education. It is governed by a Board of Directors, most of whom are involved in the … has spent 34 percent on research, although spending in the first year was just 27 percent. The Foundation has also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/use-state-appropriationsForensic Audit of Payments to On-Board Service Managers (Follow-Up)
… Services Unit staff members were not held accountable for their work performance and time and attendance. In addition, the Assistant Vice President responsible for the Unit violated Metro-North policy by not disclosing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/21/forensic-audit-payments-board-service-managers-followEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… Purpose To determine how effective the IT Transformation process has been in … Services; and the ease and efficiency of core programming languages at the Department of Labor and the Department of … of the Transformation, with little or no evidence that many basic planning steps were performed. For example, a risk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationPayments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Follow-Up)
… Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (2012-S-11). Background Our initial audit report, … made improper payments totaling $94,460 to Davis Ethical Pharmacy. Based on information obtained from the prescribers … Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (2012-S-11) United HealthCare Insurance Program: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacy-follow