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Opinion 88-77
… board member, who is also the salaried director of a local council for the arts, would have a conflict of interest under the following circumstances. The local council for the arts is a not-for-profit corporation which … schools in the local school district. The New York State Council on the Arts has contracted with the local council to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-77Manual Therapy Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Manual Therapy Center, Inc. (Manual Therapy) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were … The audit focused primarily on expenses claimed on Manual Therapy’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/31/manual-therapy-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… today the following audits have been issued: Department of Agriculture and Markets: Food Safety Monitoring … 2014 found the department was unable to meet the demands of its inspection frequency schedule, and identified instances of both existing and new establishments preparing food prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Former City of Dunkirk Festivals Coordinator Indicted on Public Corruption Charges
… Coordinator. In that capacity, Rosas ran the city’s summer festival programs through the city’s local development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-former-city-dunkirk-festivals-coordinator-indicted-public-corruption-chargesMedicaid Program – Managed Care Payments to Unenrolled Providers
… Medicaid program by January 1, 2018 (with the exception of certain provider types). Through the screening and … care services and payments to providers. Key Findings Our audit found DOH does not monitor encounter claims to … (such as notification of providers who are not enrolled), our audit found weaknesses in these controls. These problems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/06/04/medicaid-program-managed-care-payments-unenrolled-providersNutritional Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… budget and help them afford nutritious food. In January 2025 , nearly 3 million New Yorkers received $655.9 million … $7.35 billion total benefits in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024. SNAP, the nation’s largest food assistance program, is … member. In calendar year 2024, more than half of the average monthly WIC participants in the State (233,703) were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/nutritional-assistanceThe Arc Jefferson-St. Lawrence – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs submitted by The Arc … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented … To determine whether the costs submitted by The Arc …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/02/arc-jefferson-st-lawrence-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… billed Medicaid for over a million dollars of prescription medication it did not have in stock to dispense. The Attorney … by defrauding Medicaid and pretending to dispense cancer medication he never did. Medicaid is meant to be a healthcare … had dispensed Neupogen, a high-dollar cancer treatment medication, to patients when Value never possessed sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacyOpinion 94 - 23
… action by the town boards of both towns is necessary to extend the fire district. Town Law, §§170 et seq. contain … written petition as hereinafter provided, may establish or extend fire districts ... in said town or towns ... A fire … within which the extension is situated may undertake to extend the district (10 Opns St Comp, 1954, p 420; 7 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-23DiNapoli Releases Analysis of SFY 2024-25 State Budget
… The estimated $237 billion Enacted Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 increases spending for vital state services like Medicaid and school aid and … revenue risks which may make current spending levels for essential programs and services difficult to sustain. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-releases-analysis-sfy-2024-25-state-budgetOpinion 89-49
… as substitute for a previously named fiduciary, a fee is properly charged pursuant to SCPA, §2402(7), based on the … of the proceeding. Since, in such a proceeding, there is no actual monetary value, the fee charged would be $27.00. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the imposition of fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49State Agencies Bulletin No. 859
… the Blind employees who currently possess or who obtain a license in their respective fields on or after September 1, … are entitled to a $1,000 Licensure Premium for receiving a license in their respective fields. Eligibility for the … below: For Speech Instructors/Therapists, a New York State license in Speech-Language Pathology as required by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/859-licensure-premium-nys-schools-deaf-and-blindState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… audits and examinations have been issued: Department of Taxation and Finance: Oversight of the Agricultural Assessment Program (2017-S-26) The New … production by limiting the property tax assessment of the land to its prescribed per-acre Agricultural …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsSection 8 Housing Choice Vouchers – Federal Funding and New York
… (Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 14.871) was created by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1978 and is administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban … the HCV program that is separately administered by NYCHA. Because HUD payments were delayed in February of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/section-8-housing-choice-vouchersUpstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… revenue from other sources to continue to provide services at current levels—or may be faced with limiting services. … account for more than 50 percent of total revenues at CNYRTA and nearly 46 percent at RGRTA. State and federal subsidies combined comprise 71 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeIV.4.A Department Operations – Personal Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… and other negotiated payments. 50301 211/212 Retiree – Temp – Base Salary Compensation attributable to reemployment … and Social Security Law. 50304 211/212 Retiree – Temp – Uniform Allowance Annual uniform allowances to a … the performance of their duties. 50305 211/212 Retiree – Temp – Standby Pay Additional compensation authorized by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4a-department-operations-personal-serviceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the MCOs pay for services their members require. In addition to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Police Bulletin No. SP-143
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of State Police … Laws of 2009 provides for an annual Hazardous Duty Payment to Troopers in Bargaining Unit 07 and … Hazardous Duty Pay in the amount of $1,200 annually. To be eligible for the payment, employees must be in Active, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-143-2012-state-police-hazardous-duty-payVillage of Woodridge – Financial Condition (2013M-172)
… funds. The Board has also recently implemented cost saving ideas including improving the insulation of the highway … cost savings opportunities. Adopt realistic budgets based on prior years’ actual results, and current and future needs. … and accurate budget-to-actual reports to the Board on a regular basis. Use the budget-to-actual reports to monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/11/15/village-woodridge-financial-condition-2013m-172Debt – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… the issuance of up to $5 billion in borrowings for State cash flow relief, consisting of a $2 billion line of credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/debt