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DiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion
… exposed patients to unqualified and uncredentialed health care providers, according to three reports released today by … to be enrolled as participating providers and their National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) to be included on … the possibility that the first hospital wrongly recorded a patient’s transfer as a discharge, which is a red flag that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-medicaid-billing-errors-cost-state-more-15-billionDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Students who are unable to register for or complete courses needed for … an educational path to many who otherwise couldn’t attend college, but limited options may make it harder to graduate … In addition, 13 of 25 officials said they do not offer online or hybrid courses (courses encompassing both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesMedicaid Program - Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection
… managed care organizations (MCOs) to coordinate the care for enrolled Medicaid beneficiaries. In exchange, MCOs receive a monthly premium payment for each … to 90 percent or higher by the end of 2016. Despite this operational shift, the State remains legally responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/15/medicaid-program-medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detectionAudit Finds Construction Delays in Public Housing Program Across New York State
… Problems with the administration of the public housing modernization program run by New York … delays. Auditors found: $300,000 in funds was approved for a Kingston project in August 2002. The project included … handrails, sidewalks, kitchens and bathrooms as well as boiler upgrades. However, the first construction contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/audit-finds-construction-delays-public-housing-program-across-new-york-stateDiNapoli: 23 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year (SY) ending on June 30, 2021, down from … 10% or more. Staffing reductions were far more common in high-need school districts. Between SY 2018-19 and SY … override the cap with 60% voter approval of their budget. List of School Districts in Stress: School Districts in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-23-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressXI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of the State Comptroller's (OSC) Contract Award Protest Procedure ("Protest Procedure"), found at Part 24 of Title 2 … Procedure applies to all contract awards subject to the approval of the State Comptroller as required, or provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook in Precarious Balance
… needs to address before emergency federal funds dry up in 2025. After that, the MTA faces enormous budget shortfalls … federal support in Congress’ proposed infrastructure bill (H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) … by allowing the MTA to borrow less, but passage of the bill remains uncertain. In addition to planned capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-precarious-balanceDeath Benefits
… is listed in your Retirement Online account and on your Member Annual Statement. Be sure to keep your … service, and your death is not the result of an on-the-job accident, your beneficiary may be entitled to an ordinary … is reduced 4 percent per year starting at the age of 62 (63 for Tier 6 members) but cannot be reduced below 60 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/death-benefitsComptroller DiNapoli, Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYU Director of Finance for Major Fraud
… – including a new $80,000 swimming pool – and her ordinary living expenses. In September 2018, an NYU program director … Shriya Shinde, and Rackets Investigator David Caban assisted with the investigation. Comptroller DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/comptroller-dinapoli-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyu-director-finance-major-fraudDiNapoli: Taxpayers Moving Out of State Spiked in 2020, Led by Those Leaving NYC
… personal income tax (PIT) filers left New York state in 2020, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … the pre-pandemic average. The report examines PIT filings for the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 and follows up on … net out-migration rates remained higher, particularly for families. Policy makers need to make sure the state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-taxpayers-moving-out-state-spiked-2020-led-those-leaving-nycDiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings
… provides paratransit services, known as Access-A-Ride (AAR), in the five boroughs. NYCT’s services, with nearly … E-Hail. The MTA defines primary carriers as blue and white AAR vehicles that are owned by NYCT but are operated by … As of April 2023, the more costly primary carrier service AAR vans averaged $116 per ride, compared to broker services, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savingsOpinion 90-23
… Limit (exclusion from - cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §§6, 12; LOCAL … FINANCE LAW, §105.00: The cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse may exclude from their constitutional debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Ghent Volunteer Fire Company – Treasurer's Activities (Columbia County) The board did not segregate the treasurer's … of Investigations. The treasurer pleaded guilty in Columbia County Court to falsifying business records in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… operating titles such as Train Operators, Conductors, and Bus Operators, drug/alcohol screening and medical … were implemented. New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB): Complaint Processing (2020-N-9) CCRB …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0XI.18.D Sales and Compensating Use Tax Documentation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… the threshold of greater than $100,000 has been met. 1 1 This is in contrast to the situation where an underlying … and file with DTF Contractor Certification Form ST-220-TD . Agencies should direct state contractors to the DTF … can obtain more information on Publication 223 and ST-220-TD . A second certification form ( ST-220-CA ) is required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18d-sales-and-compensating-use-tax-documentationSelected Management and Operations Practices – BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88
… Objectives To determine whether the 20% reduction in energy use required by Executive Order 88 was achieved by April 1, 2020, and whether the New York Power Authority (NYPA) provided the … EUI reduction reported was 14.4%, and when committed projects (incomplete) are added, the reduction in EUI is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/28/selected-management-and-operations-practices-buildsmart-nyexecutive-order-88Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program
… Contract Administration Program (PBCA), and the COVID Rent Relief Program (COVID RRP) to ensure they meet … housing crisis caused by the pandemic escalated the need for programs that provide housing stability. As such, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingDiNapoli Report Looks at New York's Social Insurance Programs for Unemployed and Injured Workers
… differently when assessed against wages lost or cost of living, or in conjunction with household size, other … how three types of workers – those earning minimum wage, a living wage, and a six-figure salary – would fare under New … replaces 42% of the weekly wage of a worker earning a living wage in New York City. By contrast, a worker earning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-report-looks-new-yorks-social-insurance-programs-unemployed-and-injured-workersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… information to the Department of Financial Services (DFS). Those subject to the law are also required to send any updates, revisions, and new information to DFS annually for posting. A prior audit, issued in September …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsReal Property Portfolio
… fully and accurately accounted for and reported on its real property holdings and the need to either hold or dispose … the efficient use of loans, grants, tax credits, real estate development, marketing, and other forms of assistance. … several actions to promote housing growth, as part of what the Executive stated are efforts aimed at addressing New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/21/real-property-portfolio