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Medicaid Program – Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims: Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber
… dangerous; Instances where Joia did not dispense controlled substances in compliance with New York State Controlled Substances Act requirements, which increases the … of Interest Department of Health: Improper Payments for Controlled Substances That Exceed Allowed Dispensing Limits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-pharmacy-claims-joia-pharmacy-and-related-prescriberPerformance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… jobs and/or make significant capital investments. Empire State Development (ESD) administers the Program and is … to receive annual tax credits. As of March 31, 2015, the State has committed over $548 million in Program tax credits … as of June 2015, ESD had authorized Program tax credits on 39 occasions totaling $4.84 million. Based on our testing, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programManagement of Selected Special Revenue Funds
… To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is effectively managing selected special revenue funds to … 31, 2015. Background The Department’s stated mission is to protect, improve, and promote the health, productivity, … designated administering agency, the Department is responsible for implementing the programs that these funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/02/management-selected-special-revenue-fundsState Agencies Bulletin No. 991
… Affected Employees Eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 68 Background GOER memorandum dated February 5, 2010 provides … payments to eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 68. Effective Date(s) Payments may be submitted beginning in … the employee returns to the payroll within one (1) year of the eligibility date. The payment is based on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/991-2009-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-lifeguardsDiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… The state Department of Taxation and Finance should increase monitoring and … DiNapoli said. "My auditors found the state Department of Taxation and Finance's oversight over the program can be … held by the deposit initiator, who must remit 80 percent of any unclaimed bottle deposits to the state on a quarterly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billDiNapoli: NYC Experiencing Record Job Growth
… Job growth in New York City has outpaced the nation and New York state since the end of the recession, according to a … 2009 and 2017, more than during any other expansion. "New York City is undergoing the largest and longest expansion … Job growth in New York City has outpaced the nation and New York state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-nyc-experiencing-record-job-growthDiNapoli: New York State Ranked First Nationwide in Nonprofit Jobs And Organizations
… New York state ranked first nationwide in nonprofit jobs and organizations, with nearly 1.3 million … data made available for the first time earlier this year. Nonprofit groups in New York showed employment growth of 5.6 … billion in total wages. From 2007 to 2012, the number of nonprofit organizations grew by 2 percent in New York state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-state-ranked-first-nationwide-nonprofit-jobs-and-organizationsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing for Rensselaer DPW Employees Who Stole Scrap Metal Proceeds
… Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the sentencing of Ronald Foust and Jeffrey Clark, former employees of the city of Rensselaer Department of Public Works, for teaming with … Comptroller DiNapoli announced the sentencing of Ronald Foust and Jeffrey Clark former employees of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-rensselaer-dpw-employees-who-stole-scrapOpinion 91-16
… of calculating charges on the basis of an actual count of lines, "[d]isplay advertising shall be charged agate measurement, fourteen lines to each inch...". "Agate measurement" is a standard of … illustrations, maps, pictures, and varying arrangements of lines of unequal lengths, different styles or sizes of type …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 94-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Recycling Services … may be relevied with the next annual real property tax in accordance with the procedures prescribed in General Municipal Law, §120-cc. You ask whether a city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… IT contingency plan. Auditors identified 181 accounts for students no longer in the district, six accounts for two former employees, two former board members and two … in violation of the district’s AUP. Internet browsing increases the likelihood that users will be exposed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… on Elections. The full op-ed is below: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance Democracy works best when … This is a victory for the people — one that has been in the works for decades. The PCFP will strengthen democracy, … running for state office the opportunity to participate in a voluntary public campaign financing system, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeMTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… 40 minutes. New tunnels will connect the LIRR main line in Queens to the lower level of the existing 63rd Street Tunnel … $1.9 billion, an increase of 170 percent. The cost of the Queens segment, which mostly involves tunneling, has doubled, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetDiNapoli: NYRA's Future Uncertain
… to NYRA’s racing-related deficits. “NYRA relies on Video Lottery Terminals to stay in the black, but that revenue … NYRA’s current franchise agreement, a percentage of Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) revenue from Resorts World New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-nyras-future-uncertainDiNapoli: Preschool Special Education Provider Received Nearly $6 Million for Ineligible Expenses
… for Early Learning Inc. (NYL) focused on $138 million in expenses the school claimed for special education services … multiple individual providers. The effort found numerous cases of waste, abuse and in some cases criminal conduct. As a result of these findings and at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-preschool-special-education-provider-received-nearly-6-million-ineligible-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… or provide adequate financial reports to the board; take action to ensure electric fund revenues kept pace with … of these accounts have not been used in more than five years. Town of German – Supervisor’s Records and Reports … eight audit recommendations, officials did not actually take corrective actions. Of the eight audit recommendations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Oversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law
… are bought, used, and recycled or disposed of in the trash. The increased demand for batteries can be traced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/29/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-lawDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, United States Attorney … stolen money is recouped,” said Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller. “The settlement announced today, as well as the related state prosecutions, hold Mr. Cecile and Ms. Murray … State Comptroller DiNapoli announced that Syracuse City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecardsMental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (2022-MS-1)
… complete report - pdf ] We also released 20 letter reports to the following School Districts: Belleville-Henderson … whether the school districts (Districts) used resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe … Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. Key Findings The 20 Districts we examined did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/mental-health-training-component-new-york-save-act-2022-ms-1Licensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools
… schools submit, we found that staff are conducting very little to no analysis of the financial documents schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schools