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Availability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… highlighted the importance of having broadband internet connections at home, as stay-at-home orders required millions … The disparities also harm communities. Broadband connections are an imperative not only for economic … of life have moved online, reliable high-speed internet connections have grown in importance. Research finds that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-statePreventing Inappropriate and Excessive Costs in the New York State Health Insurance Program
… The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the State Department of Civil Service (Civil Service), is one of the nation’s largest public sector health insurance … waiving undermines the State’s health insurance program and drives up health care costs for New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/09/preventing-inappropriate-and-excessive-costs-new-york-state-health-insurance-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017
… incidents (Amtrak owns and operates Pennsylvania Station and the tunnels under the East River used by the … Most LIRR commuters (87 percent) travel to or from Penn Station in Manhattan’s central business district. Peak trains using Penn Station were 71 percent more likely to be late, canceled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017DiNapoli Says State Opioid Treatment Programs Need Better Coordination
… a series of reports, will be looking to identify at-risk patient/provider behavior and gaps in the effectiveness of … they provide to patients, but should check for a patient's other opioid use on I-STOP, and in certain … /www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093019/sga-2019-17s66.pdf Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-says-state-opioid-treatment-programs-need-better-coordinationState Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs and treatments for 47 sex offenders, according to an audit released today by State … for ED drugs and treatments for recipients, including sex offenders, that are barred under Medicaid. “There are … it comes to erectile dysfunction drugs. And paying for sex offenders who’ve committed terrible crimes to get these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersOpinion 91-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … -- Procedures (necessity for referendum) -- Refuse and Garbage (town refuse and garbage district collecting refuse … Whether pursuant to section 119o of Article 5G of the General Municipal Law a town board on behalf of a garbage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-14Opinion 90-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Fees (exception from payment of) COUNTY CLERK -- Fees (for recording satisfaction of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 2006-2
… be expended is funded by private contribution) TOWN LAW §§202-d, 209-h: A town must follow the procedures set forth in … annually computed by the State Comptroller (Town Law §§194[6], 202-d[1], 209-f[1], 209-h[1]). The State Comptroller … to towns of the average cost thresholds (Town Law §§194[6], 209-f[1]). The State Comptroller’s approval may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-2Opinion 89-16
… of each company, must determine how foreign fire insurance tax moneys are to be used for the benefit of the department or company. … for that purpose. You ask whether foreign fire insurance tax moneys may be expended to pay for the publication of a … Whether foreign fire insurance tax moneys may be expended to pay for the publication of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16Opinion 91-60
… Law, §516; Patterson v Carey , 41 NY2d 714, 395 NYS2d 411; Ronan v Levitt , 73 Misc 2d 35, 341 NYS2d 176 affd 42 AD2d … how the Comptroller is to conduct an audit ( cf . Ronan , supra , pertaining to a similar grant of authority in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Opinion 95-11
… it is a well established rule of construction that meaning and effect should be given to all the statutory … as superfluous when they may be given a distinct, separate meaning (McKinney's Statutes, §231; Orange and Rockland … 207-m, so long as that word may be given a distinct meaning. The terms "permanent", "temporary" and "provisional" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-11Opinion 2000-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Eligibility (of … You ask whether a volunteer firefighter who resides in another state and is a member of an out-of-state volunteer … department. General Municipal Law §209-i (1-a) provides in relevant part that a "volunteer firefighter" 1 who, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15XI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… that may be filed with the State Comptroller: (1) an appeal of a protest decision made by the public contracting … Comptroller 110 State Street, 11th Floor Albany, NY 12236. Appeal of Public Contracting Entity Protest Determination … contracting entity, any interested party may file an appeal of the public contracting entity’s determination with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… the recession hit, and one in every four jobs lost in all sectors statewide. Workers in this industry are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-30-2020New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (July 1, 2021)
… 2021 Edition Have Personal Income and Earnings Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in New York? Recently released data from … show personal income in New York State has surpassed pre-pandemic levels by 12.8 percent. Personal income, which … more than 20 percent of personal income, well above the pre-pandemic share, and account for most of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-july-1-2021Medicaid Program – Oversight of Social Adult Day Care Programs
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health (DOH) provided adequate oversight of Medicaid managed long-term care plans to ensure social … January 2019 through October 2024. About the Program Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients are enrolled in managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/02/06/medicaid-program-oversight-social-adult-day-care-programsOther Bulletin No. 80
… Field on Job Data by County Minimum Hourly Wage Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, or Westchester $16.50 Other (location outside of Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, or … Location by County Minimum Annualized/ Hourly Wage Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-80-january-2025-increase-minimum-wage-state-universityHealth and Safety of Children in Foster Care
… are required to be documented as progress notes in CONNECTIONS – a statewide system for collecting and recording … after placement. In addition, there is no evidence that 16 of the foster children (33 percent) and 18 of the foster … the 30-day benchmark, and 54 of the 732 progress notes (7 percent) for the period thereafter were entered more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/09/health-and-safety-children-foster-careIdentifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City
… of sex-trafficked victims or at-risk youth reported under LL 41 between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2020. ACS and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/06/identifying-reporting-and-providing-services-youth-risk-sexual-human-trafficking-new-yorkOversight of the Pesticide Reporting Law
… are entered directly into the database. The Department reviews paper submissions for legibility and submits them to … accurate based on the certified applicators’ and sellers’ self-reported data. However, there are some … that all reports received from registered applicators and sellers are entered into the Department’s pesticide systems. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/29/oversight-pesticide-reporting-law