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Opinion 89-23
… issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Lease (to State agency at less than fair and adequate consideration) … A village may allow a State agency, by lease or license, to utilize space in the village hall several times per month for nominal or no consideration. This is in reply to your letter asking whether a village may allow the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-23Selected Management and Operations Practices (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the nine … 469 of the Laws of 1989 requires the State Comptroller to audit NYPA’s management and operations at least once every … NYPA officials stated that they started projects related to electric vehicle (EV) charging as early as 2011. During …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/03/selected-management-and-operations-practices-followMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Controlled Substances That Exceed Allowed Dispensing Limits
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health paid pharmacy … of health care services, including prescription drugs, to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have … State Controlled Substances Act (Act), which was enacted to combat illegal use of controlled substances, limits the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/06/medicaid-program-improper-payments-controlled-substances-exceed-allowed-dispensing-limitsThe Association of Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured Children, Inc. – Compliance With the Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs claimed by the Association for … in certain instances we examined matters dating back to July 1, 2008 and extending through January 26, 2015. … 50 years, ANIBIC has provided a broad range of services to people with special needs, from ages five through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/09/association-neurologically-impaired-brain-injured-children-inc-compliance-consolidatedDiNapoli: New York City's Finances on Solid Footing
… budget gaps under current economic conditions, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller … DiNapoli said. “The city, however, still has work to do. It must conclude negotiations with the remaining … share of the workforce that has accepted the UFT pattern to nearly 60 percent. To help pay for the new labor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-new-york-citys-finances-solid-footingDiNapoli: Audit Shows Health Department Overpaid Certain Medicaid Managed Care Premiums
… because of a flaw in how it calculated premiums, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … was at risk of overpayment over the next three years due to the flaw. Additionally, DiNapoli’s auditors found DOH, … missing out on millions in annual savings it is supposed to realize through reforms recommended by the state’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-audit-shows-health-department-overpaid-certain-medicaid-managed-care-premiumsMedicaid Program: Improper Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Payments for Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance (2021-S-20) 180-Day Response
To determine if Medicaid made inappropriate fee-for-service payments to pharmacies on behalf of recipients who had third-party insurance and, if so, whether appropriate recoveries were made.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s20-response.pdfImproper Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Payments for Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance (2021-S-20)
To determine if Medicaid made inappropriate fee-for-service payments to pharmacies on behalf of recipients who had third-party insurance and, if so, whether appropriate recoveries were made.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s20.pdfOversight of Transportation Services and Expenses (2021-S-1) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has established adequate controls to effectively monitor and ensure accountability over transportation expenses and transportation services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s1-response.pdfStarpoint Central School District – Network Access and Application User Permissions (2022M-101)
Determine whether Starpoint Central School District (District) officials adequately secured access to the network and properly managed user permissions to the financial and student information applications.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/starpoint-central-school-district-2022-101.pdfOversight of Transportation Services and Expenses (2021-S-1)
To determine if the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has established adequate controls to effectively monitor and ensure accountability over transportation expenses and transportation services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s1.pdfExecutive Order - Procurement Integrity
It is the policy of OSC to procure goods and services in a fair, equitable and open manner and to protect the procurement process from improper influence.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/procurement/pdf/procurement-integrity.pdfHuman Resource Practices (Follow-Up) (2021-F-7)
To determine if State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University has developed and consistently applied policies and procedures related to select human resource functions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f7.pdfSteppingStone Day School, Inc. - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2020-S-23) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by SteppingStone Day School, Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education programs ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s23-response.pdfOversight of Direct Placement of Children (2017-S-30) (90-Day Response)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has effective controls in place to ensure that children placed in the direct care of ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-17s30-response.pdfOversight of Direct Placement of Children (2017-S-30)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has effective controls in place to ensure that children placed in the direct care of...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-17s30.pdfCompliance With Executive Order 88: Energy Efficiency of State Buildings (2018-S-62) 90-Day Response
To determine if OGS has developed targets and plans to effectively meet its contributions toward Executive Order 88 (EO 88) and complied with EO 88 Guidelines.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s62-response.pdfCompliance With Executive Order 88 - Energy Efficiency of State Buildings (2018-S-62)
To determine if OGS has developed targets and plans to effectively meet its contributions toward Executive Order 88 (EO 88) and complied with EO 88 Guidelines.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s62.pdfThe Prompt Contracting Law - Background
Chapter 166 of the Laws of 1991 added Article XI-B (the Prompt Contracting Law) to the State Finance Law to promote prompt contracting with not-for-profit organ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/contracts/pdf/pcl-background.pdfEnsuring Integrity in New York State Medicaid, April 2015
Medicaid provides health insurance coverage to more than 6 million New Yorkers and is projected to cost a total of $62 billion from federal, State and local sou
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-15d1.pdf