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Overpayments for Medicare Part C Coinsurance Charges (Follow-Up)
… for cost-sharing liabilities such as deductibles and coinsurance. However, these liabilities may be paid by … Healthfirst took actions to prevent further errant claims and overpayments. Additionally, providers submitted claim … one recommendation for the Department of Health to review and recover the remaining Medicaid overpayments for excessive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/12/overpayments-medicare-part-c-coinsurance-charges-followMedicaid Program – Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits
… adequate controls to prevent duplicate and excessive Medicaid payments to clinics and outpatient facilities … from December 1, 2008 through May 29, 2013. Background The Medicaid program reimburses outpatient services using the APG … surgery centers on September 1, 2009. Key Findings Medicaid made $32.1 million in actual and potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/29/medicaid-program-ambulatory-patient-groups-payments-duplicate-claims-and-services-excessPolice Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether law enforcement agencies have established appropriate controls … January 1, 2012 through December 5, 2013. Background Law enforcement agencies receive or seize multiple forms of … confidence and trust. Key Findings All 10 of the law enforcement agencies we audited had policies and procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4LaFayette Central School District – Reserves (2013M-387)
… condition related to the establishment, funding and use of reserves for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013. … District did not have a plan for funding several of its reserves. In addition, the Board did not adopt written … and using reserve funds. The Board’s extensive use of reserves along with appropriating fund balance in the annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/lafayette-central-school-district-reserves-2013m-387Hempstead Union Free School District – Management of District Resources (2014M-253)
… to the Student Information System to ensure that users have access only to functions necessary to perform their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/29/hempstead-union-free-school-district-management-district-resources-2014mHamburg Central School District – Capital Project (2014M-129)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s use of capital project resources … not sufficiently detailed for the taxpayer to know exactly what work was to be performed and what furnishings and equipment were going to be purchased. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/hamburg-central-school-district-capital-project-2014m-129Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by Over 9% in January Compared to Last Year
… a strong labor market have buoyed sales tax growth even as prices remain elevated. Local governments should budget … Onondaga County had the lowest growth at 0.6%. Monthly sales tax distributions made to counties and … the October-December quarter and calendar year 2022. Table Monthly Local Sales Tax Collections by County and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-over-9-percent-january-compared-last-yearCUNY Bulletin No. CU-762
… additional bargaining units being added for the NYS Paid Family Leave program. Affected Employees All employees in the … York (CUNY) agreed to implement the New York State Paid Family Leave Program (PFL) beginning January 1, 2021. CUNY … amount, the maximum employee premium deduction for Paid Family Leave will be $399.43 per year. Effective Dates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-762-cuny-nys-paid-family-leave-additional-bargaining-unitsThe Ex-spouse’s Payments – Divorce and Your Benefits
… If NYSLRS receives all required documents before the member’s retirement, payments to the ex-spouse will begin as of the member’s retirement date, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/ex-spouses-paymentsNewark Central School District – Financial Condition and Claims Processing (2016M-267)
… are not adequately segregated and mitigating controls have not been implemented. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/newark-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-claims-processingWaverly Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-148)
… an average of more than $940,000 annually, which should have decreased the amount available to appropriate. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/waverly-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-148King Center Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-215)
… period July 1, 2011, through July 12, 2013. Background The King Center Charter School was established in 2000 as the … King Center Charter School Purchasing 2013M215 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/king-center-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-215North Greenbush Common School District – Budgeting (2016M-112)
… 20 students from kindergarten through first grade and then pays tuition for its students to attend one of four … surpluses totaling more than $900,000 in these three years and did not use any of the $500,000 appropriated fund balance … in compliance with Real Property Tax Law statutory limits and the Board’s fund balance policy. Unrestricted fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/north-greenbush-common-school-district-budgeting-2016m-112DiNapoli: Former Potsdam Court Clerk Sentenced to Jail; $117,000 Restitution
… in a $117,120 embezzlement case uncovered in an audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … was sentenced to six months in jail, five years probation and ordered to pay $117,120 in restitution following her … January guilty plea to grand larceny in the third degree and falsifying business records in the first degree, both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-former-potsdam-court-clerk-sentenced-jail-117000-restitutionDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $259.9 Billion at End of Third Quarter
… bonds, and mortgages (22.62%), private equity (14.75%), real estate and real assets (13.30%) and credit, absolute return strategies, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-259.9-billion-end-third-quarterFund Financial Data – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Fund financial statements provide a short-term view of … funding and spending for particular purposes. The General Fund is used to report sources of funds and expenditures that … are not required to be accounted for in another separate fund. In New York State, significant sources of funds that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/fund-financial-dataUnited HealthCare – Compensation and Benefit Costs for the Empire Plan for the Period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010
… worked by claims center staff. Key Recommendations For no less than six years, maintain the source and summary data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/united-healthcare-compensation-and-benefit-costs-empire-plan-period-january-1-2008-throughUtica City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-341)
… July 1, 2011 through March 31, 2013. Background The Utica City School District is a small city school district whose boundaries are the same as the … Utica City School District Financial Condition 2013M341 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/utica-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-341Shelter Island Union Free School District –Financial Condition (2014M-132)
… allowed 4 percent maximum. The District’s reserve policy does not define how reserve funds should be used. In addition, we found that … a formal plan to define how reserves will be funded, how much will be reserved, and when reserves will be used. Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/shelter-island-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-132DiNapoli: Public Drinking Water Needs More Protection
… New York's public water supplies need stronger protections to … health problems, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Clean drinking water … standards for contaminants with harmful health effects. In New York state, the 2017-18 enacted state budget contains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-public-drinking-water-needs-more-protection