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Opinion 97-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular … fire insurance tax moneys except as otherwise provided in any special law 1 . These sections provide that the … moneys to be expended for a purpose which the treasurer, in good faith, believes to be illegal or improper, even if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 93-16
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award … to respond to fire alarms does not alter the periods when, in fact, the volunteer is ordinarily expected to be at work. This is in reply to your letter concerning the accrual of credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 95-14
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular … fire insurance tax moneys except as otherwise provided in any special law. 1 These sections provide that the foreign … moneys to be expended for a purpose which the treasurer, in good faith, believes to be illegal or improper, even if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… He will also pay a $5,000 fine. The jury found that Wills used public matching funds from his 2009 campaign for City … chief of staff. The grant stipulated that the money had to be used to conduct four public service projects. Yet … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenOversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… The audit found that OCFS could make improvements to child fatality and PQI reviews. The prevalence of certain issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (Follow-Up)
… State nursing home residents soared. Infection control is an essential component of any health care delivery and a key concept in achieving the Department’s mission to … deaths at nursing homes and at one point understated the number of deaths at nursing homes by as much as 50%. All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/20/use-collection-and-reporting-infection-control-data-followMedicaid Program – Oversight of Health Homes
… the Program The Health Home Program (Program), implemented in New York in January 2012, is an optional benefit under the Medicaid … social and economic barriers to care, engaging people in the behavioral and general medical care needed to stay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/20/medicaid-program-oversight-health-homesDiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… with some funds languishing for years, according to a review of more than 340 cases at 13 county probation … bills, counseling expenses, loss of earnings and the replacement of stolen or damaged property. The 13 departments … actions and results, issue payments to the victims who can be located and transfer unclaimed money to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsDiNapoli: NYC Forecasts $965 Million Surplus Fueled by Federal Aid
… receipt of $750 million in unrestricted federal aid, and projects outyear gaps to drop by nearly a third from earlier … program, MTA paratransit and MTA Bus operations. DiNapoli projects that unbudgeted spending growth for city worker … receipt of $750 million in unrestricted federal aid and projects outyear gaps to drop by nearly a third from earlier …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-nyc-forecasts-965-million-surplus-fueled-federal-aidXII.7.B Voucher Denials – XII. Expenditures
… ID, rejection reason code and rejection code description. ONLINE BUSINESS UNITS Bureau auditors will contact Online agencies via email to inform them of the rejection … the voucher. In addition, agencies can review denied online vouchers on the M161 extract. However, the M161 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7b-voucher-denialsSelected Aspects of Collecting Outstanding Amounts Due for Parking Violations
… and Accounts Receivable System. DOF’s Computer Assisted Collection System aggregates summonses issued to the same … then assigns small-dollar cases (under $350) to outside collection agencies (OCAs) under contract with DOF and cases with the highest probability of collection to in-house staff. DOF’s Collection Division is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/23/selected-aspects-collecting-outstanding-amounts-due-parking-violationsOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law
… of limited rechargeable batteries weighing less than 25 pounds, including any rechargeable nickel-cadmium, sealed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/29/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-lawXIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
An asset retirement obligation ARO is a legally enforceable liability associated with the retirement ie permanent removal from service of a tangible capital asset
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsDiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… primarily to manage budget gaps when revenues fall short due to an economic downturn or other circumstances. … at 1.7 percent of General Fund spending, $198 million short of the maximum. DiNapoli noted it was only a decade ago …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesOpinion 89-32
… statute, are inconsistent with public policy, or suggest self interest or partiality or economic impropriety (see, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32Opinion 92-9
… WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Court or Other Tribunal" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §72-o - … to supervise the disclosure process (see CPLR 3102[b], 3103, 3104, 3124-3126), and are vested with broad … an action has been commenced (CPLR 3106[a]; cf . CPLR 3102[c]). Depositions may be taken from, among others, a "party" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9State Agencies Bulletin No. 1217.1
… salary payments made pursuant to Court Orders, Awards, and Settlement Agreements. Affected Employees: Employees … a payment of salary pursuant to a Court Order, Award or a Settlement Agreement. Effective Dates: Immediately … under the Human Rights Law (Executive Law Art. 15). A “Settlement Agreement” is an agreement requiring payment by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/12171-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuantState Agencies Bulletin No. 1217
… salary payments made pursuant to Court Orders, Awards, and Settlement Agreements. Affected Employees Employees eligible … a payment of salary pursuant to a Court Order, Award or a Settlement Agreement Effective Date(s) Immediately … under the Human Rights Law (Executive Law Art. 15). A “Settlement Agreement” is an agreement requiring payment by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1217-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuantXI-A.9 Receiving – XI-A. Purchasing
… guidance to ensure that agencies receive the goods and services they ordered in the proper condition and in … the date of receipt, and who received the goods or services. As a separate and unique point of control, receipts … SFS to store documentation supporting receipt of goods or services. While it is an independent control point, timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a9-receivingState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… six-year period for enrollees who already had private insurance, according to an audit released today by State … New York State of Health (NYSOH), New York's online health insurance marketplace and the remainder were enrolled through … when they have concurrent comprehensive third-party health insurance. When the Medicaid managed care provider and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insurance