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State Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… billion in unnecessary Medicaid managed care premiums over a nearly six-year period for enrollees who already had … private insurance, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Glitches in the … but not known by DOH. To prevent premium payments from being made – especially unrecoverable premiums – DOH should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… sewage and stormwater impacted more than 200 waterways in New York due to antiquated and overwhelmed sewer systems, … critical to the economy. The report is the latest in a series by DiNapoli examining infrastructure in New York. A … //www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/pubs/research/infrastructure-series/combined-sewers.pdf Find out how your government money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeOpinion 93-3
… of procurement which furthers the statutory purposes of new section 104-b except in very limited circumstances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Oversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… Resource Guide. In fact, 34 studies took more than one year to complete. We visited 17 intersections where the ICU …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controlsAudit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… said. "Even though the Justice Center is over three years old, we don't know how effectively it is operating or whether … needed. This isn't about finger-pointing if some of the old system's problems still exist. It is about keeping New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityDiNapoli: NYC Parks Can Do More to Correct Barriers to People With Disabilities
… “Federal law demands equal access to public spaces, but we found hundreds of barriers to people with disabilities in … picture below). Many of the 309 barriers were similar to what Parks ranked identified as Priority 1 barriers that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nyc-parks-can-do-more-correct-barriers-people-disabilitiesDiNapoli: Localities Spending More to Address Climate Change Hazards
… as increased flooding and storm damage, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … and villages surveyed reported undertaking comprehensive tree inventory and management plans, including the cities of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-localities-spending-more-address-climate-change-hazardsThe Changing Face of Post-Pandemic New York City
… and after the COVID-19 pandemic are changing the face of New York City and highlight significant policy … however, as the pandemic waned. In addition, the median wage of those who moved into the city that year was $51,000, … after a decade of increases, but did so at varying rates. White and Black populations in the city fell 6.7% and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/changing-face-post-pandemic-new-york-cityArea #3 – Computer Hardware, Software, and Data Inventories – Information Technology Governance
… and data. The information maintained for each piece of computer hardware should include a description of the item … internal controls can be established and monitored. Data classification is the process of assigning data to a category … or a local government’s or school’s policies predefine the classification of each data type. Here is an example of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-3-computer-hardware-software-and-data-inventoriesHazard Mitigation and Coordination
… York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) adequately monitors and coordinates with New York City agencies for natural … mitigation, evacuation, and continuity of operations. The audit covered the period from January 2018 through April … New Yorkers with limited access to food, drinking water, health care, and other critical services. Made up of several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/25/hazard-mitigation-and-coordinationDiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them
… The audit of the State Department of Education (SED) found many local school districts maintain waitlists for services … oversight of services was hindered because it did not know how many students were enrolled in the preschool special … in a solution. SED also does not collect any information on school districts’ waitlists to identify potential need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-critical-pre-school-special-education-services-not-reaching-all-students-who-need-themVoluntary Compliance Program
… compliance provides an opportunity for eligible holders of unclaimed funds to voluntarily report past due items. The Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/voluntary-compliance-programDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… unable to account for all the DME purchased, with credit card transactions an issue. Looking at a sample of nine credit card purchases, auditors found DOH could not provide proof of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringDiNapoli: More Older Adults Calling NYC Home Than Ever Before, Comptroller's Report Finds
… Much of the growth was led by Asian, Hispanic and Black seniors calling the city home, along with more seniors … from 2000 to 2023 can be attributed to Asian, Hispanic and Black older adults. The population of Asian and Hispanic … adults each more than doubled from 2000 to 2023, while Black older adults increased 68%. New York City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-more-older-adults-calling-nyc-home-ever-comptrollers-report-findsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-106
… of the Laws of 2004 that implement agreements between the State of New York and various negotiating units in the … Negotiating Unit G9 Employees must be in an eligible title on November 30, 2006 and Active on the payroll (including paid Leave of Absence), on Workers’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-106-december-2006-ucs-uniform-allowance-and-uniform-blazerUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-128
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic Uniform Allowance and Uniform Blazer Allowance Payments processing and Time … will be made in a separate check dated December 26, 2007. The Uniform Blazer Allowance Payments for employees in … to eligible employees are authorized under Chapter 203 of the Laws of 2004 that implement agreements between the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-128-december-2007-ucs-uniform-allowance-and-uniform-blazerUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-135
… Uniform Allowance and Uniform Blazer Allowance payments for employees in Negotiating Units SY , SR , S9 , DR , F8 , … dated June 25, 2008. The Uniform Blazer Allowance payment for employees in Negotiating Unit G9 will be made in a … check dated June 25, 2008. The Uniform Allowance payment for unrepresented employees (Negotiating Unit 86 ) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-135-june-2008-ucs-uniform-allowance-and-uniform-blazer-allowanceUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-99
… of the Laws of 2004 that implements agreements between the State of New York and various negotiating units in the Unified Court System. Effective Date(s) Uniform Allowance and Uniform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-99-june-2006-ucs-uniform-allowance-and-uniform-blazer-allowanceOpinion 2002-15
… charges) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Lighting (as townwide charge in towns) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (maintenance of town hall as townwide charge); (street lighting as townwide charge) TOWN LAW §§64(3), (19), 81(1)(c), 220(3); HIGHWAY LAW …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15Opinion 2002-15
… Real property taxes for the cost of street lighting within a town pursuant to Town Law §64(19) and Highway Law §327 are … the town also uses the building for village purposes does not change the tax base on which the town's share of … ; cf . Education Law §256[2], expressly providing that, when a town and village jointly contract to support a library …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15-0