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Medicaid Program – Medicaid Payments for Early Refills of Prescription Drugs and Supplies
… For the period from April 2023 through October 2024, we identified over 3.6 million claims totaling approximately … $585.2 million for drugs and supplies refilled too early. While many claims were filled just a few days … improper payments. According to DOH officials, DOH does not specifically monitor claims that violate early …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/03/20/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-early-refills-prescription-drugs-and-suppliesServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four … included in our initial audit report, Services to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining … To assess the extent of implementation of the four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/10/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-act-followDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Toll Increases Should Be Last Option
… revenue actions to minimize costs to drivers. Raising tolls should be the last option, and the Thruway has more … 2031. The last toll hikes occurred in January 2021, when tolls were increased for the Cuomo Bridge, those paying … Implementation of cashless tolling and problems with Tolls by Mail (TBM) system. The Thruway’s implementation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thruway-authority-toll-increases-should-be-last-optionCopiague Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2019M-98)
… Objective Determine whether the Board ensured that credit card purchases were necessary, adequately supported and for … legitimate District purposes. Key Findings Of 1,174 credit card charges made during our audit period, 753 totaling … or invoices attached to the claims. Nineteen credit card purchases exceeded the District’s travel meal allowance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2019m-98Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services – State Aid (2025M-22)
… BOCES aid for their component districts for facility rental costs. This occurred because they improperly included total facility rental revenue received by BOCES without deducting portions … BOCES aid for their component districts for facility rental costs This occurred because they improperly included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2025/07/18/capital-region-board-cooperative-educational-services-state-aid-2025m-22XII.5.D Selecting the Appropriate Location – XII. Expenditures
… payments to a vendor, agencies must select a vendor location. In the Statewide Financial System (SFS), a vendor location is a set of business defaults defined by the vendor. Agencies should note that Location is no longer synonymous with payment method, and as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5d-selecting-appropriate-locationCambria Housing Authority – Financial Management (2015M-316)
… 2015. Background The Cambria Housing Authority is located in the Town of Cambria in Niagara County. The Authority, which was established … Audit all claims prior to payment and ensure that each claim is properly itemized and supported by invoices or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/02/12/cambria-housing-authority-financial-management-2015m-316Opinion 88-65
… §986(1)(3): Collecting officers must provide tax receipts to mortgagee banks when taxes are paid from an escrow account. Prior opinions, including 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p … for the issuance of tax receipts by the collecting officer to persons not paying the tax and the charging of a fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Selected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees (Follow-Up)
… utilize the new Department of Motor Vehicles registration suspension program, submitting only a limited number of registrations for suspension each week after the initial introductory period. … weeks in 2016, TBTA submitted 225 plates for registration suspension out of the 4,645 that were eligible. As of May 15, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/selected-aspects-collection-bridge-and-tunnel-tolls-and-fees-followDansville Public Library – Procurement (2015M-225)
… Trustees. General fund expenditures for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled $552,161. Key Findings The Board did not adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/12/18/dansville-public-library-procurement-2015m-225XI.6.A Quick Contracting–Commodity, Printing, Miscellaneous Services and Equipment – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… award was made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in accordance with the stated method of award. If … all awarded items or lots must meet this requirement. • No bidder, who otherwise would have been the low bidder, was disqualified or withdrew. • No bid, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi6a-quick-contracting-commodity-printing-miscellaneous-services-and-equipmentEast Rockaway Union Free School District – Purchasing (2015M-253)
… through July 31, 2015. Background The East Rockaway Union Free School District is located in the Town of Hempstead in … East Rockaway Union Free School District Purchasing 2015M253 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/east-rockaway-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2015m-253Oneida Public Library District – Cash Disbursements (2015M-20)
Oneida Public Library District Cash Disbursements 2015M20
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/05/08/oneida-public-library-district-cash-disbursements-2015m-20DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… entitled to for more than four months. On Nov. 1, 2012, the board appointed Johnson as interim … salary increased to $210,000 per year, which is equal to 26 biweekly payments of about $8,077. However, her biweekly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-districtDiNapoli: Get Your Money Back!
… in the Town of Haverstraw Haverstraw Town Hall 1 Rosman Road Garnerville, NY Rockland June 6, 2025 10:00 a.m. – … the Town of Orangetown Orangetown Town Hall 26 Orangeburg Road Orangeburg, NY Rockland June 16, 2025 10:00 a.m. – … the Town of Clarkstown Street Community Center 31 Zukor Road New City, NY Rockland Finger Lakes June 7, 2025 9:00 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-get-your-money-backMedicaid Program – Managed Care Organizations: Payments to Ineligible Providers
… whether the Department of Health (Department) and managed care organizations (MCOs) have adequate processes in place to … are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. The Department administers New York’s Medicaid … claim costs totaled over $58 billion, of which managed care accounted for about $34 billion. Under managed care, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/26/medicaid-program-managed-care-organizations-payments-ineligible-providersNew Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
… had devastating health, economic and social consequences. In New York, the pandemic and ensuing economic shutdown … like food and housing. Since 2014, poverty rates in New York have surpassed the national average. In 2021, the … had devastating health economic and social consequences In New York the pandemic and ensuing economic shutdown …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-look-poverty-trends-new-york-state-last-decadeBarker Central School District – Purchasing (2016M-208)
… not contain formal guidance for acquiring and documenting price quotes for purchases below the competitive bidding … was unaware of the District’s informal policy for securing price quotes for purchases under the competitive bidding … each claim. Communicate the purchasing policy for securing price quotes to the claims auditor so the claims auditor can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/19/barker-central-school-district-purchasing-2016m-208Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-242)
… Objective Determine if claims were adequately documented, for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved … sufficient supporting documentation before approving them for payment. Conduct a thorough and deliberate audit of each … claim before authorizing payment to ensure it is accurate, for valid purposes and in compliance with required statutes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/20/windham-ashland-jewett-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019mState Agencies Bulletin No. 1213
… Purpose To provide calendar year-end procedures for taxable travel reimbursements in … Allowances Employee Payments Taxable Under the IRS One-Year Rule Excess PCM and Per Diem Amounts: IRS rules relating … taxable travel reimbursement paid by the SFS from December 8, 2012 through December 31, 2012 will be handled differently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1213-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursements