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Selected Aspects of Inactive Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Recovery
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Environmental … Conservation (Department) has effective systems in place to fully and accurately accumulate State costs related to … To determine whether the Department of Environmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/22/selected-aspects-inactive-hazardous-waste-site-remediation-cost-recoveryOpinion 2003-5
… Retirement and Social Security Law §363-d does not apply to death benefits provided pursuant to General Municipal Law §208-b. You ask whether the … Law §363-d applies in the case of death benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law §208-b, for a firefighter who died …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 2006-3
… discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Franchise Fees (fund to which town cable television franchise fees are credited) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Accounting (fund to which town cable television franchise fees are credited) REAL PROPERTY -- Franchise (fund to which town cable television franchise fees are credited) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 88-41
… FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Towns (authority to conduct fire prevention programs) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract for the presentation of fire prevention programs) … of such programs with town property. This is in response to your letter concerning the expenditure of town funds for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41Opinion 2004-9
… State Office For the Aging to Counsel to the Governor, Re: S.7631-A/A.10572-A, June 25, 1992; Memorandum from Senator Larkin to the Governor, Re: S.5390, July 10, 1998). Nonetheless, although the primary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Railroad Bridge Inspection Program
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Transportation … properly oversees railroads operating in the State to ensure they meet the bridge inspection requirements. This … To determine whether the Department of Transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/09/railroad-bridge-inspection-programWage Theft Investigations
… timely and whether these efforts are successful in recovering funds for injured workers. Our audit covered … unpaid wages, withheld wages, and illegal deductions. In 2013, the Division recouped nearly $23 million in wages and interest on behalf of more than 12,700 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/06/wage-theft-investigationsEmpire BlueCross BlueShield Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2011 Through March 31, 2011
… Purpose To determine whether Empire BlueCross BlueShield's (Empire) … for certain special items were reasonable in relation to the hospitals' actual purchase and acquisition costs. … To determine whether Empire BlueCross BlueShields Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-january-1-2011-throughOpinion 90-17
… of surplus moneys) TOWN LAW, §185(1): Absent a provision to the contrary in a special act of the state legislature, … a dissolved fire district has been paid must be credited to the taxable real property located in such district in the … next succeeding assessment of town taxes. This is in reply to your inquiry relating to the use of surplus moneys of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-17Total Spending – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… the State’s program priorities. Comparing spending to revenue provides an indication of the State’s ability to support continuing programs. State spending, which … the Rate of Inflation Over the Past Five Years Compared to the prior year, State spending increased $11.1 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/total-spendingMedicaid Program - Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection
… Purpose To determine if United HealthCare and Amerigroup made payments to ineligible health care providers and whether these managed … To determine if United HealthCare and Amerigroup made payments to ineligible health care providers and whether these managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/15/medicaid-program-medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detectionOverpayments of Certain Medicare Crossover Claims
… Purpose To determine if Medicaid overpaid Medicare crossover claims for physician and other outpatient services and to identify the claims processing control weaknesses that … To determine if Medicaid overpaid Medicare crossover claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/overpayments-certain-medicare-crossover-claims2013 Year End Report
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether payment requests (payments) to claimants and medical providers from the Workers’ … Board’s automated payment system, where they are subject to various edit and validation checks, approved by the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/13/2013-year-end-reportState Agencies Bulletin No. 2136
… code will be applied to paycheck dated May 24, 2023, and employees will see an increased taxable gross and most likely an increase on their tax withheld. Effective … check dated May 24, 2023, to increase the taxable gross and ensure taxes are correctly withheld. Agency Actions: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2136-new-earn-code-tba-tax-balance-adjustment-correct-q22-overpaymentsOtselic Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-58)
… District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Key Findings District officials did not always seek competition to procure goods and services not subject to competitive … District District officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services not subject to competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/otselic-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-58XII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures
… This section informs New York State Business Units how to process vouchers to another Business Unit in the … processes are billing scenarios with explanations as to how Business Units will use the SFS to create transactions … - Requesting a Special Use Vendor ID for instructions on how to request a Special Use Vendor ID. Refer to Section 5 - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agencyNewark Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-60)
… District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Key Findings District officials did … for the purchase of goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. As a result, goods and services may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/newark-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-60XII.6.S Paying a Vendor in a Foreign Currency – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in foreign currency using the Statewide Financial … currencies. In the event that a vendor requires checks to be paid in a foreign currency, the Business Unit must … This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in foreign currency using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6s-paying-vendor-foreign-currencyInternal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations
… Objective To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) has … State assets are appropriately managed and safeguarded. The audit covered the period April 1, 2016 through September 16, 2019. About … To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval Affairs DMNA has adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/27/internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operationsOversight of Homeless Shelters
… Objective To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability … Assistance (Office) adequately oversees homeless shelters to ensure they are operating in compliance with applicable … To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/10/oversight-homeless-shelters