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Improper Medicaid Payments for Individuals Receiving Hospice Services Covered by Medicare (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments for … and supplies; and drugs. When individuals are enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare (referred to as … services, while Medicaid is the payer of last resort. In addition to delivering services, hospice providers are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/13/improper-medicaid-payments-individuals-receiving-hospice-services-covered-medicare-followDiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… Other debt has been structured in a way that it does not meet the technical definition for being counted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformState Agencies Bulletin No. 2084
… Education Department agencies must carefully review the payroll records of rehired retirees to confirm that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2084-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2022State Agencies Bulletin No. 2088
… agencies of the following maximum contribution limits for employees enrolled in the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan for calendar year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2088-deferred-compensation-maximum-contributions-limits-calendar-year-2023State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … audits and examinations have been issued: Department of Health (DOH): New York City School-Based Health Centers: … For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 130,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinations-0New York State Comptroller DiNapoli on NYC Executive Budget
… economic resilience and savings generated mostly through staff vacancies from earlier this year, which helped the city … variety of service areas, including economic and workforce development, transportation, homelessness, youth development, … consider further formalizing its reserve policies to guide its actions for setting reserve levels amid an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-nyc-executive-budgetDiNapoli Releases Dashboard Tracking Federal Covid Funding and State Relief Programs
… DiNapoli announced today the launch of his new online tool to monitor spending of federal recovery aid and COVID-19 … The dashboard explains each federal and state program, and how much has been received and spent to date. The data will … is being spent and this provides much needed insight into a broad range of important relief and recovery programs. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-releases-dashboard-tracking-federal-covid-funding-and-state-relief-programsIII.3 Scope of the SFS – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… to help evaluate the State's financial operations. The SFS does not generate budget preparation data for bill drafting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii3-scope-sfsReview of the Enacted Budget: State Fiscal Year 2021-22
The New York State Budget for State Fiscal Year SFY 202122 totals an estimated $212 billion the largest budget in State history almost 10 percent greater than the prior year
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/review-enacted-budget-state-fiscal-year-2021-22How to Obtain Your Personal Records Under the Personal Privacy Protection Law
… 6-A of the Public Officers Law (§§91-99), is intended to protect your privacy by regulating the manner in which … symbol, mark, or other identifier such as an address). How to Make a Request Requests for access and corrections … needs correction and the new information. Finally, state how you would like to be contacted (e.g., phone, email, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/how-obtain-your-personal-records-under-personal-privacy-protection-lawImproper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Long-Term Care Plans (Follow-Up)
… pay claims on a FFS basis for MLTC plan covered services. We issued our initial audit report on January 17, 2020. The … have made some progress in addressing the problems we identified in the initial audit report; however, further … are still needed. For instance, since the initial audit, we identified about $4.3 million in additional improper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/31/improper-fee-service-payments-services-covered-managed-long-term-care-plans-followCopiague Fire District – Procurement (2020M-114)
… service providers and ensured that no conflict of interest existed in the procurement process. Key Findings … services or professional services or ensure no conflicts of interest existed. No competition was sought for … reviewed required competition. Only one purchase totaling $2,076 was competitively procured. A Commissioner, employed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/16/copiague-fire-district-procurement-2020m-114UnitedHealthcare – Overpayments for Out-of-Network Anesthesia Services Provided at In-Network Ambulatory Surgery Centers (Follow-Up)
… and their dependents. NYSHIP’s primary health benefit plan is the Empire Plan. UnitedHealthcare (United) … services provided at ASCs that were contractually required to use in-network anesthesia providers. For the … services provided at ASCs that were contractually required to use in-network anesthesia providers. Key Finding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/unitedhealthcare-overpayments-out-network-anesthesia-services-provided-network-ambulatoryCity of Hornell – Business Improvement District (2018M-38)
… sufficient oversight of the Business Improvement District (BID) to ensure it operated in accordance with the BID Plan … Council did not provide sufficient oversight of the BID and the Plan lacked sufficient detail to allow City officials … and indicated they would take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-hornell-business-improvement-district-2018m-38XIII.10.A Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee - Using a State-Issued Check – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Preparation: When an employee returns a State-issued check resulting from an expense report, the Business Unit must follow the check cancellation procedures for joint custody bank accounts … XII, Section 9.C - Reissuing or Cancelling a Vendor Check of this Guide. The Department of Taxation and Finance, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10a-refunds-owed-state-employee-using-state-issued-checkMedicaid Program – Cost of Pharmacy Services Under Managed Care
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) obtained Medicaid pharmacy services … care organizations (MCOs), which arrange for the provision of pharmacy services for Medicaid recipients and payments to … Under FFS Medicaid, the Department has taken a number of actions to help ensure pharmacy services are provided in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/17/medicaid-program-cost-pharmacy-services-under-managed-careAdministration of the Contract With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (Follow-Up)
… of the Contract With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health ( 2015-S-88 ). About the Program Our … Supportive Housing Contract with the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (PCMH). The audit found sampled clients … negatively affect the health and/or safety of clients. For example, three apartments had significantly damaged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/administration-contract-postgraduate-center-mental-health-followDiNAPOLI: Unadilla Valley schools save more than $300,000 on special education
… more than $300,000 in special education costs over a two-year period, according to an audit issued today by New York … services using district staff. In the 2013-14 fiscal year, the district implemented a third special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-unadilla-valley-schools-save-more-300000-special-educationOpinion 91-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … property owners for decrease in market value) STATE CONSTITUTION, ART. I, §7(a), ART. VIII, §1; PUBLIC … You ask whether, in view of the gift prohibition of article VIII, §1 of the State Constitution, the County of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32Opinion 94-14
… this question of fact should be resolved, in the first instance, by the governing board of the IDA, on advice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14