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DiNapoli Urges State to Improve Nursing Home Equipment Inspections

… medical equipment by: Periodically updating the inventory form to add types of medical equipment known to be in use at … types of equipment in use that are not on the inventory form to aid in sample selection; and Requiring surveyors to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-urges-state-improve-nursing-home-equipment-inspections

DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Additional Steps to Reduce Student Absenteeism

… for students and districts as a result of their actions on chronic absenteeism. However, without establishing … schools and BOCES; Provide clear guidance to districts on how to set up local attendance codes that will translate …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeism

DiNapoli: Wall St. Profits on Pace to Beat 2017

… pretax profits totaled $13.7 billion in the first half of 2018, 11 percent higher than last year, according to a … "Wall Street has profited every year since the end of the recession in 2009, and compensation last year reached … DiNapoli said. "The securities industry is a major source of revenue for New York City and New York State, and is an …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-pace-beat-2017

State Comptroller DiNapoli: $360M Needed to Repair Local Dams

… maintained" are in need of corrective action, often in the form of increased maintenance, to correct the condition of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-360m-needed-repair-local-dams

Medicaid Program – Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers

… as hospitals or rehabilitative centers. The EPS is based on 60-day episodes of care. CHHAs can be paid for a full … Payments for a partial episode may be pro-rated based on the number of days of care on the claim or may be a full … of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by the New York State of Health System (2014-S-4) Department of Health: …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/08/medicaid-program-improper-episodic-payments-home-health-providers

DiNapoli Offers Proposal to Encourage Better Local Government Budgeting

… provide reimbursement from the state to municipalities for costs incurred for hiring financial advisors to assist in the development of … continued slow economic recovery underscore the need for accurate, balanced budgets reflecting realistic …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-offers-proposal-encourage-better-local-government-budgeting

Improper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program (Follow-Up)

… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the five … made in our audit report, Improper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program ( 2010-S-76 ). Background The …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/improper-payments-related-medicare-buy-program-follow

DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards

… balances can eventually be turned over to his Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF), which took in a record $48 million from them in … growing number of the accounts being held by our Office of Unclaimed Funds. My office is working to get these funds back …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cards

XII.7.A Responding to Voucher and Expense Report Audit Questions – XII. Expenditures

… or expense report audit process. Agencies are required to provide this information timely. Process and Transaction Preparation: To request additional information, clarification, or … or email. Agencies have the following responsibilities to ensure Bureau auditors can successfully contact Voucher …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7a-responding-voucher-and-expense-report-audit-questions

XII.6.U Payments Pursuant to Awards and Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements – XII. Expenditures

… of a vendor record for the recipient and reporting of 1099-MISC income. Please see Section 5.K - Federally … withholding); such payments will be reported on IRS Form 1099; or not taxable. To properly categorize each payment for … to the recipient, and must be reported to the IRS on Form 1099-MISC, except to the extent that the payments are to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6u-payments-pursuant-awards-and-non-judicial-settlement-agreements

DiNapoli: Restaurant Industry Critical to New York City's Economy

… York City’s restaurant industry had 23,650 establishments in 2019, provided 317,800 jobs, paid $10.7 billion in total … immigrants and providing a range of options fitting for a world-class metropolis. It’s important that the state and … of the shutdown. The state must do everything in its power to ensure our small businesses survive beyond the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-restaurant-industry-critical-new-york-citys-economy

DiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems

… to DEC and the local health department within two hours of discovery and to notify the public and nearby municipalities within four hours of discovery. Exposure to untreated sewage can cause serious …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problems

DiNapoli: Coronavirus Will Cause Multi-Year Hit to State Finances

… pandemic has caused extraordinary economic challenges in New York with punishing, still-evolving impacts on public health, jobs, the economy and state finances. As a … than ever before, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-coronavirus-will-cause-multi-year-hit-state-finances

Former Perry Ambulance Service Manager Pleads Guilty To Larceny

… Service Business Manager Darcy J. Conaway pled guilty to petit larceny for stealing more than $5,000 from ambulance funds, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Wyoming … District Attorney Donald G. O’Geen. Conaway was sentenced to a one year conditional discharge after paying the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/former-perry-ambulance-service-manager-pleads-guilty-larceny

DiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects

… inspected by station supervisors. The defects included: loose stairway treads; exposed, sharp metal objects; station … Read the report on the MTA, or go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093017/16s11.pdf Read the report on the SIR, or go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093017/16s91.pdf For access to state …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defects

Medicaid Program – Medicaid Payments Made Pursuant to Medicare Part C

… Purpose To determine if Medicaid made excessive payments for Medicare … in Medicare. Such recipients are commonly referred to as "dual-eligibles." In 1997, Congress established …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/09/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-made-pursuant-medicare-part-c

DiNapoli: Audit Questions Payments Made to Supportive Housing Provider

… many of the audit's findings and recommendations. Their full response is included in the final report, which can be …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-questions-payments-made-supportive-housing-provider

DiNapoli: Former Rosendale Court Clerk to Repay Stolen Funds

… by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, the former clerk of the town of Rosendale justice court will … She was also fired from her position as clerk. “My office continues to work closely with law enforcement to ensure local officials who abuse their …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/03/dinapoli-former-rosendale-court-clerk-repay-stolen-funds