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DiNapoli: IDA Audits Reveal Need For Improved Project Oversight
… project approval and oversight, revealed: Niagara County IDA IDA officials did not adequately monitor projects to … intended capital investments on their applications, the IDA did not require them to submit periodic progress reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-ida-audits-reveal-need-improved-project-oversightDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… children." In New York, the state Department of Labor (DOL) enforces the laws to protect child performers, including … observing working conditions and enforcing trust accounts. DOL issues one-year permits to performers under 18 years of … every three years. From April 1, 2014 to October 31, 2016, DOL issued about 27,000 child performer permits including: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersOversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment ( 2014-S-50 ). Background The Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act) was enacted … confinement and post-release supervision, of certain sex offenders. The Act applies to offenders who have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/oversight-sex-offenders-subject-strict-and-intensive-supervision-and-treatment-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… Supplies (Follow-Up) (2016-F-29) An initial audit issued in January 2015 determined that New York City School-Based … For example, 10 of the 11 SBHCs sampled had shortages in various medication categories with one school having an unexplained shortage of 2,712 hypodermic needles. In a follow-up, auditors found DOH has made progress in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinations-0Eden Central School District – Capital Project Management (2024M-83)
… and managed the District’s 2022 capital project (project) in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board and District … did not provide adequate oversight or manage the project in a transparent manner. We determined that: $545,538 of additional work was not included in the project proposition or subsequently communicated to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/eden-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2024m-83Investigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… Human Rights reviewed and addressed housing discrimination complaints timely and in accordance with its policies and … education, and outreach. HUD refers housing discrimination complaints to DHR for investigation. Additionally, if the … Case Management System (CMS) for housing discrimination complaints. According to data obtained from CMS, as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2276
… Retirement Plan checkbox in Box 13 be checked for every employee who is either: Covered* by an employer provided … or received employer contributions to a defined contribution plan (401(k) or 403(b)) in the current tax … Plan Checkbox is checked; that is determined by the employee eligibility for a Defined benefit or 403(b) Defined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2276-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2024DiNapoli: Fulton County Snowmobile President Arrested for Stealing Over $8,000 From Nonprofit
… organization. “Chad Daley allegedly violated the trust of club members and his community to serve his own ends,” said … stole $4,155 in checks made payable to the “Snowdrifters Club” by depositing them into his own personal bank account. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-fulton-county-snowmobile-president-arrested-stealing-over-8000-nonprofitServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Follow-Up)
… 2022-S-11 ). About the Program The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions … training programs. Employers must also file a Notice with DOL, which prompts DOL staff to offer Rapid Response service, such as job search …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/10/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-act-followImproper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims (Follow-Up)
… hospitals for inpatient and outpatient services. A recipient’s status in a hospital—inpatient versus … treatment and recovery. Generally, outpatient services are medical procedures that can be performed in the same day, and … of DOH guidance to assist hospitals in determining when to bill services as inpatient or outpatient likely contributed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/12/improper-medicaid-payments-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-claims-followEye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up)
… made in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge … of a Medicaid eye care provider (Provider) and the owner’s family members and associates inappropriately enrolled as … and questionable practices, including: The owner and family members submitted false income information to obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/12/eye-care-provider-and-family-inappropriately-enroll-recipients-and-overcharge-visionOversight of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… the date when staff attempted to contact the inquirer for only 25, and for 12 of these 25 (48%), they did not contact …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/02/oversight-housing-discrimination-complaintsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2377
… account described in IRC Section 403(b) – applicable only to employees of SUNY, CUNY and the NYS Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2377-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2025Opinion 94-14
… for whose benefit the IDA was created. This prohibition does not apply, however, to projects for which an agency has … amendment generally became effective October 19, 1993. It does not apply, however, to "projects for which an agency, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14Improper Payments for Drugs Without Federal Drug Rebate Agreement (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Drugs Without a Federal Drug Rebate Agreement (Report 2022-S-40 ). About the Program The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program helps to offset the costs of most covered outpatient … included in our initial audit report Medicaid Program Improper Payments for Drugs Without a Federal Drug …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/06/improper-payments-drugs-without-federal-drug-rebate-agreement-followDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions For March 2014
… Approved a $2.2 million Office of Mental Health award to South Shore Association for Independent Living to … million Office of Temporary and Disability Services (OTDA) award to Legal Services NYC for free civil legal services to … Assembly Approved an $80,000 contract with Roemer Wallens Gold & Mineaux LLP for investigations pursuant to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-march-2014Social Security – Federal Funding and New York
… Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement, OASDI, Benefits in Current-Payment Status, … Data (5.J) at https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2024/index.html . Social Security: New York and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/social-securityEssential Plan – Federal Funding and New York
… which resulted in a significant increase in coverage in 2025. As of March 2025, the EP covered 8.5 percent of New York’s residents, with the share as high as 16.4 percent in Queens. As of April 1, 2024, the EP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/essential-planMedicaid – Federal Funding and New York
… many other states, and enrollment in Medicaid is second only to California. In February 2025, enrollment in Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/medicaidOpinion 88-56
… two of section 802 (General Municipal Law, §803[2]). Based on the foregoing, the commissioner would be deemed … not be directly affected as a result of such contract and (2) the duties of such employment do not directly involve the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56