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Opinion 92-57
… -- Approval By (for contracts for water and sewer services from village) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (need for contract to provide water and sewer services to State) WATER RENTS -- Interest and Penalties (by … note that the correctional facilities had their own sewer system until recently. Water and sewer service is presently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-57Compliance With Payment Card Industry Standards (Follow-Up)
… Card Industry (PCI) standards and whether SUNY System Administration has provided sufficient guidance to the SUNY … schools, and the revision of contract templates by System Administration. Key Finding SUNY schools and SUNY System Administration have made significant progress in implementing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/compliance-payment-card-industry-standards-followEmpire BlueCross – Controls Over Payments for Special Items (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit … Empire BlueCross (Empire) administers the hospital portion of the Empire Plan. Empire processes claims for hospital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/25/empire-bluecross-controls-over-payments-special-items-followHyde Park Fire and Water District – Procurement (2025M-31)
… when entering into a contract to purchase a ladder truck for $1.9 million or maintain written support to demonstrate … services totaling $41,316 and did not request proposals for one professional service contract totaling $19,043, as … a separately incorporated Fire Department (Department) for $160,000. Key Recommendations Comply with competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/07/18/hyde-park-fire-and-water-district-procurement-2025m-31Oversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… – including certain family shelters that accommodate 10 or more families and adult shelters that accommodate 20 or more individuals – require State certification. The Office … observed during this follow-up review were not as severe or numerous; however, unacceptable conditions still exist …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/oversight-homeless-shelters-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… with the collection of payments. The system used to track outstanding penalties was incomplete and often … education provider of center- and home-based services to infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children in nine … costs consisting of salary and fringe benefits paid to the director’s husband and bonuses paid to some personnel; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1203
… Empl ID table to determine if an Empl ID was reserved for the person. If a reserved Empl ID is found for the Social Security Number associated with the New Hire … the Empl ID that was pre-assigned. See Bulletin No. 1204 for more information. Agency Actions Review the new Hire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1203-changes-online-hire-transaction-entry-payservMedicaid Program – Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Under Managed Care
… Drug Rebate Program (Rebate Program) to reduce state and federal expenditures for Medicaid prescription costs. … managed care organizations (MCOs), including both pharmacy and physician-administered drugs. The inclusion of drug … as a universal product identifier for each medication and is the basis for the Department’s manufacturer rebate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/18/medicaid-program-medicaid-drug-rebate-program-under-managed-careRFQual0001 – Medical Examiner Management Services
… including scheduling, reporting, and coordinating the Physician services; A list of Physicians available to provide IME services. Identify Physician location(s) (office address), specialty, and … may amend or issue addenda to this solicitation. It is the physician’s responsibility to become aware of any such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfqual0001DiNapoli: Agriculture Report Reveals Economic Growth and Challenges Facing New York Farms
… employ thousands of people and contributed $2.7 billion to the state’s gross domestic product in 2022. Access to … weather are adding to the unpredictability of farming that is contributing to the consolidation and the loss of farms. … Department of Agriculture Census released this year. It provides a comprehensive breakdown of farming across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-ny-farmsBuilding Blocks Developmental Preschool, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… not-for-profit special education provider located in Commack, New York. Building Blocks provides preschool … June 30, 2015, Building Blocks reported over $16 million in reimbursable costs on its CFRs for the four rate-based … fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, we identified $56,966 in ineligible costs that Building Blocks reported on its CFRs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/building-blocks-developmental-preschool-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli Statement on His Placement Agent Ban Becoming Law
… Cuomo signed DiNapoli's legislation to prohibit the use of placement agents or intermediaries by the New York State … State Comptroller, I undertook a comprehensive review of the state pension fund's operations to restore its … agents were corrosive and unnecessary," DiNapoli said. "In April 2009, I banned placement agents, paid intermediaries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-statement-his-placement-agent-ban-becoming-lawOpinion 90-8
… further local regulation (see Jancyn Manufacturing Corp v County of Suffolk , 71 NY2d 91, 524 NYS2d 8). Where State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8Livonia Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-22)
… did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020 as required … did not maintain documentation to support attendance for training and we were unable to determine which staff … address recognition of the warning signs, whom to turn to for assistance, and how to access appropriate services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/livonia-central-school-district-mental-health-training-component-new-yorkOpinion 91-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … (e.g., a rechargeable flashlight). You also ask how the Lakeview Fire Department could be made the recipient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-29Examination of Official Station Designation
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine if the Department properly designated the official station of a Department employee in calendar years 2013 and 2014. … of his time in each year, the Department designated an alternate work location, where the employee spent 14 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/examination-official-station-designationViolations of Law, Conflicts of Interest and Other Improprieties at the Department of Correctional Services' Food Production Center (Follow-Up)
… Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after issuance of the follow-up report to provide information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/violations-law-conflicts-interest-and-other-improprieties-department-correctional-servicesOversight of Young Adult Institute, Inc.'s Family Support Services Contracts (Follow-Up)
… the implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Young Adult … Young Adult Institute Network (YAI Network) to provide FSS in the New York City Metropolitan Area. OPWDD reimburses … Key Finding OPWDD officials made significant progress in addressing the problems we identified in the initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/oversight-young-adult-institute-incs-family-support-services-contracts-followUnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York – Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2021-S-32 ). About the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the … health insurance coverage to about 1.2 million active and retired State, local government, and school district … insurance coverage: prescription drug, medical/surgical, hospital, and mental health and substance abuse coverage. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/21/unitedhealthcare-insurance-company-new-york-overpayments-physician-administered-drugsDiNapoli: Employment Services System for New Yorkers with Disabilities Is Underutilized
… 1 million working-age adults with a disability in New York, according to the American Community Survey … the 74% employment rate for working-age adults statewide. In addition to increased likelihood of unemployment, adults with disabilities are more likely to be living in poverty (28%) compared to working-age adults (12%). The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-employment-services-system-new-yorkers-disabilities-underutilized