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DiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Delayed Access to Emergency Home Repairs for Elderly New Yorkers
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released an audit that found New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) lax oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-lack-oversight-delayed-access-emergency-home-repairs-elderly-new-yorkersMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) combined with development managers’ failure to return fees to … Lama program and continues to find troubling flaws with its management and oversight,” DiNapoli said. “Mitchell … be undermined by the problems we’ve found. Collecting fees with virtually no chance for an apartment gives applicants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeMedicaid Program – Overpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns
… claims. The audit covered the period April 1, 2012 through June 1, 2014. Background Medicaid reimburses providers for … to $6,651 per newborn. During the two-year period ended March 31, 2014, Medicaid paid MCOs over $126 million for … only paid the MCO $3,232 for a standard kick payment. As a result, Medicaid overpaid the MCO $95,812. There was an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/02/medicaid-program-overpayments-managed-care-organizations-and-hospitals-low-birth-weightMedicaid Program – Excessive Medicaid Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers for Group Therapy Services
… Purpose To determine if Medicaid reimbursement rates for group therapy services provided by Federally Qualified … rates. With approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department amended … FQHCs billed incorrect reimbursement rates on their claims for group therapy services. The FQHCs billed an approximate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/medicaid-program-excessive-medicaid-payments-federally-qualified-health-centers-groupStatewide Compliance With Administrative Requirements for Retail Liquor License Approvals, Renewals, and Enforcement Actions
… approved new and renewed licenses in accordance with the State’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (ABC Law) and … audit also sought to determine if the Authority complied with the administrative protocols related to enforcement … of liquor licenses. Our audit focused on compliance with certain provisions of the ABC Law and related rules and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/21/statewide-compliance-administrative-requirements-retail-liquor-license-approvals-renewalsMedicaid Program – Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician
… Purpose To determine if Dr. Riaz Ahmad complied with Medicaid policies and whether Dr. Ahmad’s medical … million for medications Dr. Ahmad prescribed in connection with those services. Physicians participating in the Medicaid … fieldwork was temporarily suspended to avoid interfering with a review by other external oversight authorities. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/18/medicaid-program-questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertainingRFP#24-07 – Professional Auditing Services for New York State’s Annual Financial Statements and eMedNY
… been posted in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and may be opened with the free Acrobat reader, available through this link: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfp24-07The North Country Is Among the Top Regions in the State for Agricultural Sales
… breakdown of farming across upstate New York along with Long Island and New York City. The report includes an … in the region in 2022, ranking third in the state, with farms in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, … Saint Lawrence counties. The North Country ranked second with $1.2 billion in agricultural sales in 2022. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-north-countryDiNapoli: Disgraced Top Officials at School for At-Risk Students Arraigned on Public Corruption Charges
… grade, were arraigned today on an indictment charging them with multiple public corruption offenses. Oliver Levy, the … County District Attorney’s office for partnering with my office and continuing to pursue justice in this case … in 2018, aided, abetted, and acted in concert with Mr. Kumar, then a security system specialist, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-disgraced-top-officials-school-risk-students-arraigned-public-corruption-chargesDiNapoli: Town of Alexander Clerk Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Nearly $3,000 of Taxpayer Funds
… town records to disguise her thefts. She was charged with Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, Falsifying Business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-town-alexander-clerk-arrested-allegedly-stealing-nearly-3000-taxpayer-fundsDiNapoli: Former CFO of St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Arrested for Stealing Over $26,000
… St. Johnsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp. today was charged with stealing over $26,000 from the company, State … The defendant, Shannon Countryman, 46, was charged with grand larceny in the third degree and forgery in the … expenses,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my partnership with Montgomery County District Attorney Pearson and the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-former-cfo-st-johnsville-volunteer-ambulance-corp-arrested-stealing-over-26000DiNapoli: New Law Makes It Easier for the Comptroller To Return Your Lost Money
… efforts, it will be even easier to connect New Yorkers with their lost money.” The average claim paid out is between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-new-law-makes-it-easier-comptroller-return-your-lost-moneyRetirement Online Security Administrator Authorization Form for State Employers (RS5547)
This form is for State employers to authorize a Security Administrator for Retirement Online, who will be responsible for submitting their location’s security authorization requests and monitoring individuals’ security access.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5547.pdfRetirement Online Security Administrator Authorization Form for Local Employers (RS5546)
This form is for local employers to authorize a Security Administrator for Retirement Online, who will be responsible for submitting their location’s security authorization requests and monitoring individuals’ security access.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5546.pdfUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-307
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for manual payment of the April 2022 UCS Security and Law … units (Bargaining Units DR, F8, SR, and SY), provides for an annual Security and Law Enforcement Differential … The UCS SLED payment is not part of the basic annual salary, but it is considered pensionable earnings. Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-307-april-2022-unified-court-system-ucs-security-and-lawDiNapoli: New York City's Tech Sector Is Booming
… residents and preparing students in the public school system for jobs in the sector," said DiNapoli. Other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-new-york-citys-tech-sector-boomingDeath Benefits
… member, your beneficiaries may be entitled to receive a death benefit after you die. When you became a NYSLRS member, … should contact us as soon as possible. Survivors can report the death of a member using our online death report form or they can call 866-805-0990 and press 3 then 1. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/death-benefitsState Police Bulletin No. SP-219
… be processed via file load. The agency must provide OSC with an Excel spreadsheet that includes the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-219-2021-state-police-education-paymentOpinion 91-52
… would also raise constitutional questions of compliance with the commerce, privileges and immunities and equal … from future contracts as a sanction for not complying with procurement requirements. Prior inconsistent opinions … to adopt and amend local laws, not inconsistent with any general law or the Constitution, relating to their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52Tuckahoe Common School District - Purchasing (2018M-228)
Determine whether the District sought competition for its professional service providers and for purchases under the bidding threshold...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/tuckahoe-228.pdf