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Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… of the expenses we examined were appropriate. However, two employees had charges totaling $2,529, that were either …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/10/selected-employee-travel-expensesTravel/Conference Claim Requirements – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… employee has returned from his or her travel, an itemized claim or voucher 8 must be submitted for audit. The claim should be submitted in a timely manner and include sufficient information for the … generally should include: A copy of the approval form for travel or conference attendance (and if the traveler …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/travelconference-claim-requirementsEmpire BlueCross – Controls Over Payments for Special Items (Follow-Up)
… for hospital services according to contracts it negotiates with member hospitals. Empire’s contracts with member hospitals include rate schedules for the payment … blood) that are not covered by fee schedules. Contracts with many of Empire’s member hospitals limit payment amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/25/empire-bluecross-controls-over-payments-special-items-followControls Over Selected Expenditures (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the recommendation included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Selected … mission is to provide compensation to innocent victims of crime and their families in a timely, efficient, and compassionate manner; to fund direct services to crime victims through a network of community-based Victim …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/controls-over-selected-expenditures-followState Government Accountability - Special Reports
Reports on special topics issued by the Division of State Government Accountability
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/state-government-accountability-special-reportsImproper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program (Follow-Up) (2014-F-12)
We have followed up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Health to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report, Improper
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14f12.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… are reasonable. The district’s proposed budget complies with the property tax levy limit. Churchville-Chili Central … effective procedures that ensured purchases complied with its purchasing policy and state law. Marion Central … to promote openness in government and provide taxpayers with better access to the financial workings of government. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Akron Central School District – Financial Management (Erie County) The … overestimated appropriations. Ausable Valley Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (Clinton County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Lakeland Fire District – Travel and Conference Costs (2013M-145)
… Update the travel and conference policy and monitor compliance. Review the questionable travel payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/23/lakeland-fire-district-travel-and-conference-costs-2013m-145Examination of Official Station Designation
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine if the Department properly designated the official station of a Department employee in calendar years 2013 and 2014. … commuting and is not reimbursable. The official station of every employee is designated by the head of the agency and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/examination-official-station-designationMotor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts – Assessable Expenses for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014
… the Vehicle and Traffic Law, the Department is responsible for tracking its cost of administering these Acts, and … of automotive bodily injury insurance. Key Findings For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, net assessable expenses for the Acts total about $19.9 million. The Department has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/motor-vehicle-financial-security-and-safety-responsibility-acts-assessable-expenses-fiscalWhitestone School for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… costs reported on the Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) of the Whitestone School for Child Development (Whitestone) … education program to disabled children between the ages of three and five years. Whitestone, located in Queens, New … Whitestone officials to help ensure their proper reporting of reimbursable costs. To Whitestone: Ensure that costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/07/whitestone-school-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMedicaid Program – Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits
… methodology in an effort to pay providers more accurately for their services. APG claims are reimbursed based on … million in actual and potential overpayments to providers for services that exceeded Medicaid service limits. For example, Medicaid limits dental exams to two times per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/29/medicaid-program-ambulatory-patient-groups-payments-duplicate-claims-and-services-excessUse of Federal Funding for Election Technology and Security
… Objective To determine whether the Board of Elections utilized … the 2018 Help America Vote Act Election Security Grant to enhance the security of the State’s election technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/17/use-federal-funding-election-technology-and-securityAmsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… audits the claims, including payments made for the reimbursement of his own travel costs. Our review of claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsRoosevelt Public Library – Board Oversight of Library Operations (2014M-297)
… not provide prior approval for eight of 12 programs held at the library in 2013 and did not ensure that all program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/01/30/roosevelt-public-library-board-oversight-library-operations-2014m-297Empire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Special Items Billed by Hospitals Within Long Island Health Network
… To determine whether Empire BlueCross paid claims for special items according to the terms of its contract with … district employees and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, covering nearly 1.1 million members. Civil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/29/empire-bluecross-improper-payments-special-items-billed-hospitals-within-long-island-healthVillage of Mastic Beach – Treasurer’s Office and Credit Cards (2014M-150)
… supporting two of the six payments to an office supply store. The Deputy Treasurer could not explain these … Follow-up on overpayments made to the office supply store and seek reimbursement if applicable. … Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/08/village-mastic-beach-treasurers-office-and-credit-cards-2014m-150IX.10.C Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) Agency Responsibilities – IX. Federal Grants
… Immediately upon receipt of an invoice for goods or services provided by a federal government … that referred the debt to the Department of Treasury for collection. If the state agency believes the debt … contact the federal agency that referred the debt for collection. Affected state agencies are responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix10c-federal-treasury-offset-program-top-agency-responsibilitiesExamination of Sunset LG Realty, LLC
We examined more than $5,000 in select bonuses that Sunset LG Realty, LLC (Sunset) paid, and requested reimbursement for, in 2016 under contract L120019 with SU
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/bse-2018-10-30.pdf