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Oversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Oversight of Telemental Health Services (Report 2020-S-16 ). About the Program The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is responsible for developing regulations … for it to improve access and oversight in the State. For example, as of December 23, 2020, just 141 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followProtection of Managed Pollinators (Honey Bees)
… state of origin attesting that the honey bees are disease-free. These documents should certify that a proper inspection … to ensure honey bees entering the State are healthy and free from disease. Key Recommendations Improve registration … into the State are certified disease- and parasite-free and, if warranted, consider reinspection upon entering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/19/protection-managed-pollinators-honey-beesAdministration of Non-Competitive and Limited-Competition Contracts
… whether the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) properly awarded, extended, and renewed non-competitive … in a timely manner. Since the City is not permitted to pay unregistered contractors, a vendor’s cash flow and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/administration-non-competitive-and-limited-competition-contractsTown of Sheridan – Disbursements (2023M-101)
… The Town Board’s (Board’s) lack of oversight resulted in the following errors and exceptions occurring without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/22/town-sheridan-disbursements-2023m-101Town of Guilford – Budgeting (2023M-144)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Guilford (Town) Town Board (Board) developed realistic … Actual revenues exceeded estimated revenues by an average of $210,000 (42 percent) in the general fund and $180,000 (17 … The Board adopted budgets that planned for using $228,000 of fund balance to offset projected operating deficits in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/08/town-guilford-budgeting-2023m-144Town of Cobleskill – Budgeting (2023M-138)
… overestimated in the town-wide (TW) general and highway funds, and estimated revenues were underestimated in the … and $196,000 (26 percent) in the TW general and highway funds, respectively. Actual revenues exceeded estimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/01/town-cobleskill-budgeting-2023m-138Village of Madison - Collections (2023M-160)
… agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-madison-collections-2023m-160Village of Islandia – Overtime (2023M-121)
… the Village paid eight employees a total of $149,964 in overtime that was not properly approved or supported by … did not provide any documentation he claimed to have in support of his overtime pay. The Building Inspector … had no documentation to support the hours that resulted in overtime, or the actual work performed. Six employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/09/village-islandia-overtime-2023m-121Town of Colesville – Procurement (2023M-92)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Colesville (Town) officials used a competitive process to … with the Town’s procurement policy requirements. Of the 28 purchases reviewed totaling $1.2 million, officials … goods and services. Retain adequate documentation of actions taken when procuring goods and services. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/11/22/town-colesville-procurement-2023m-92Assessment and Collection of Selected Penalties
… To determine whether the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) is properly billing, collecting and promptly depositing, in appropriate accounts, selected legislatively mandated … who have not paid their outstanding penalties, including referral to the Attorney General and State Insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/24/assessment-and-collection-selected-penaltiesOverpayments of Certain Medicare Crossover Claims
… Medicaid made actual and potential overpayments (totaling about $26.4 million) on 865,987 crossover claims that were … during our audit period. The actual overpayments totaled about $10 million (from 414,081 crossover claims). The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/overpayments-certain-medicare-crossover-claimsTown of Franklinville – Procurement (2024M-56)
… that goods and services were procured in the taxpayers’ best interests and may have missed opportunities to reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-franklinville-procurement-2024m-56American Academy of Pediatrics, District II
… paid AAP approximately $1.5 million under these contracts for expenses related to various immunization initiatives. Key … to the Department 16 Standard Vouchers and 1 Claim for Payment (together referenced as “vouchers”) as “just, … will share our findings with the Department in a separate report. … In conjunction with our Investigations Unit we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/28/american-academy-pediatrics-district-iiCollection of Medicaid Accounts Receivable (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Collection of Medicaid Accounts Receivables (Report 2009-S-59). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/collection-medicaid-accounts-receivable-followReview of Trivision Tek Group, Inc.
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether payments made by the Empire State Development Corporation (ESD) to Trivision Tek Group, Inc. (Trivision) under Grant … Senate majority leader John Sampson. Trivision was hired to provide consulting services for the Medicaid Data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/review-trivision-tek-group-incOversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans
… New Yorkers receive water from public water supply systems in New York State. State Public Health Law §1125 (Law) … Response Plan (ERP) and a Vulnerability Assessment (VA). In the VA, Water Systems identify any vulnerabilities that … and terrorism, along with an anticipated corrective action in place for any identified vulnerabilities. According to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/27/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plansTown of Minetto – Information Technology (2022M-9)
… final report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Minetto (Town) officials ensured information technology … local user accounts and permissions. As a result, four of 10 computers had unneeded and unused local user accounts. … written IT contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or suffering a serious interruption of service. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/27/town-minetto-information-technology-2022m-9Determination of Residency for Tuition Purposes
… residency determinations for students and thus charging the correct tuition rates. The audit covers the period from June 2015 through September 2019. About the Program The State University of New York (SUNY) is the largest comprehensive system of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/determination-residency-tuition-purposesXIV.14.I Treatment of Infrastructure Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… method, the State will not report depreciation expense for roads and bridges but will capitalize all costs that add …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14i-treatment-infrastructure-assetsXIV.14.F Valuation of Capital Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… assets should be accounted for at historical cost (at estimated historical cost if actual historical cost is not … are responsible for most of the construction affecting the NYS Fixed Asset System. Following are types of expenditures … the acquisition date. General capital assets acquired by tax foreclosure which are to be retained by the government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14f-valuation-capital-assets