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Child Care in NY Challenged by Staff Shortages, High Prices and Too Few Slots
… report released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The pandemic’s disruption of the state’s child care industry is far from over,” … of their operation and service. Care requires personnel on site, and cannot be substituted by technology or capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/child-care-ny-challenged-staff-shortages-high-prices-and-too-few-slotsDiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… County Sheriff's Office, the Oneonta Police Department and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General August 28, … by billing for fake transportation services, duplicating and inflating costs, and paying kickbacks to Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-schemeDiNapoli: Managed Care Companies Wasting Millions in State Medicaid Dollars
… United HealthCare and Amerigroup, managed care organizations (MCOs) … there were 53 MCOs that offered 81 different plans. United HealthCare (UHC) and Amerigroup were among the largest. … United HealthCare and Amerigroup managed care organizations that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-managed-care-companies-wasting-millions-state-medicaid-dollarsOpinion 91-36
… issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (use of village park trust fund moneys to develop facilities in town park) PARKS AND RECREATION -- Joint Parks (use of village … Whether park land fees imposed upon subdividers by a newly … used to finance additional facilities in an existing town park located in the village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-36Opinion 91-15
… PLANNING -- Park Lands (authority of newly incorporated village to assess park land fee upon subdivision plat already so assessed by town) TOWN LAW, §277(1); VILLAGE LAW, §7-730(1): When a town has approved a … and the area then becomes part of a newly incorporated village before development of the plat is completed, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15Opinion 90-57
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (need for referendum on contract to receive fire protection from village with service award program) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (cost of service … award program for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department is subject to mandatory referendum in one or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Opinion 90-49
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … that an improvement district commissioner who does not work a full day is entitled only to a proportionate share … Concerning the portion of 1981 Opns St Comp No 81179 p 191 that an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49DiNapoli Releases Report on 30-Day State Budget Amendments
… and principals, a proposed education tax credit program, extension of tuition assistance to certain undocumented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-releases-report-30-day-state-budget-amendmentsXIII.2.C Expense Report Certification – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… expense report for approval using the employee’s own user ID. Sign the certification on a completed Employee Report of Travel Expenses and Claim for Payment ( AC 132-S* ). (This document can either be … online agency officials must attach the signed Claim for Payment to the expense report. Bulkload agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2c-expense-report-certificationDiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion
… of Health’s eMedNY system and other issues, hundreds of millions of dollars more in taxpayer dollars could be … of 65,961 recipients who had multiple identification numbers in the eMedNY system. In a follow-up report released … State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-medicaid-billing-errors-cost-state-more-15-billionTransformation of the MTA
… readiness) with each function’s leadership, and then Town Hall meetings were held with staff to inform them of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/08/transformation-mtaHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up)
… reserve called Restricted Net Position. In addition, any excess HAP funds that are obligated but not disbursed are … to funding HAPs, HUD pays HCR a monthly administrative fee to cover administrative program costs. All excess administrative fees paid by HUD that are not expended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingContract Advisory No. 33
… (i) contractors are prohibited from bidding on contracts for public work, and (ii) contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from commencing work on covered … subject to Labor Law § 220-i to the Bureau of Contracts for approval, a contractor’s timely proof of certificate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/33-dol-public-work-contractor-registryMonitoring of Construction Management
… Objectives To determine if the Office of General Services (Office) is adequately monitoring … 2021. About the Program The Office facilitates the work of State agencies through the provision of architectural, engineering, and construction management … To determine if the Office of General Services is adequately monitoring construction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/30/monitoring-construction-managementOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services
… Workforce Development Dashboard Objectives To determine what workforce development programs and services State … agencies and public authorities offer, who they serve, and what their eligibility requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/19/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers
… two methods to pay for Medicaid services: fee-for-service (FFS) and managed care. Under the FFS method, the Department … options for enrolling in Medicaid, including through Local Departments of Social Services (Local Districts) and the NY State of Health (NYSOH, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipientsHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program
… homeownership throughout the State. HCR is comprised of several different offices and agencies, including the … housing crisis caused by the pandemic escalated the need for programs that provide housing stability. As such, … excess reserves or reducing allocations for future award years. We found 36 instances of owners and/or tenants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingHomeless Outreach Program at the Long Island Rail Road
… oversight and monitoring controls over its homeless outreach services contract, and whether the LIRR has met its … Services for the UnderServed (SUS) to provide homeless outreach services (Contract). The Contract was for a period … As part of its Contract, SUS is responsible for performing outreach services by carrying out regular visits to the LIRR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/16/homeless-outreach-program-long-island-rail-roadState Agencies Bulletin No. 2246
… Lump Sum Payment and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment for employees not processed automatically or who require an … in the SSU bargaining units listed above may be eligible for a one-time lump sum payment. The one-time lump sum … Lump Sum Payment and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment for employees not processed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2246-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-associationState Agencies Bulletin No. 2246.1
… Payroll Register and Employee’s Paycheck/Advice section to include information about payments made in a separate … No. 2246 Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the … instructions for entering the payment for employees not processed automatically or who require an adjustment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22461-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-association