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Security and Effectiveness of the Department of Labor’s Unemployment Insurance System
… Enterprisedeveloped policies and processes, ITS is charged with ensuring proper controls are in place to protect the … stored in the Department’s systems, maintaining compliance with applicable security standards, and ensuring continuity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/24/security-and-effectiveness-department-labors-unemployment-insurance-systemDrug and Alcohol Treatment Program – Provider Claiming of Depreciation Expenses
… Drug and Alcohol Treatment program contracts to ensure provider claims do not include State reimbursement for … largest and most diverse addiction treatment system. Its mission is to provide accessible, cost‑effective, quality … OASAS’ oversight responsibility includes ensuring provider compliance with the Manual when submitting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/drug-and-alcohol-treatment-program-provider-claiming-depreciation-expensesExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… of Labor (DOL) were appropriate and in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, and … December 31, 2013, prior years’ payments associated with those high risk payment requests and payments, and prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/09/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsLow-Income Housing Trust Fund Program
… $25 million and $39 million to be used in conjunction with other State, Federal, or private financing for … and project readiness. The lack of both compliance with policies and transparency regarding awards challenges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/28/low-income-housing-trust-fund-programWage Theft Investigations
… Protection Management system does not provide management with accurate or useful case management reports. Employers … the case backlog and complete new cases sooner. Work with Information Technology Services to correct the current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/06/wage-theft-investigationsMission Statement and Performance Measures
… did not provide users of the Highway and Canal Systems with complete and accurate information about what has been … measures. Reporting performance results in alignment with the approved measure. Implementing a review process to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/07/11/mission-statement-and-performance-measuresUncollected Penalties
… inspections of various operations to ensure compliance with the Agriculture and Markets Law. Individuals and … receivable. Critical but incompatible duties associated with collection (including billing, recordkeeping and receipt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/31/uncollected-penaltiesSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… State Energy Research and Development Authority complied with its prescribed procedures and such expenses were … and thereby deter employees from making personal charges with Authority-issued cards. Require formal justification for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-2Contract Advisory No. 31
… Guidance : Pursuant to Chapter 839 of the Laws of 2022, OSC approval is required for purchases from OGS centralized contracts exceeding the OSC approval thresholds. The process for obtaining OSC approval is as follows: Purchases from an OGS centralized … Pursuant to Chapter 839 of the Laws of 2022 OSC approval is required for purchases from OGS centralized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/31-purchases-ogs-centralized-contractsImproper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care (Follow-Up)
… program that provides care to terminally ill individuals, with a focus on easing symptoms rather than treating the … determine what services are disallowed in conjunction with hospice services and update Medicaid policy manuals and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-care-followAccess Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (Follow-Up)
… Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is charged with promoting the safety, permanency, and well-being of … those systems. Specifically, we identified user accounts with inappropriate access to OCFS systems because OCFS hadn’t …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/29/access-controls-over-selected-critical-systems-followSafety at Stations (Follow-Up)
… length of Staten Island (about 14 miles) from St. George Terminal to the southern terminal at Tottenville. Riders can connect with New York … buses at many of SIR’s 21 stations or to the Staten Island Ferry. SIR operates 24 hours a day with service every 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/safety-stations-followNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… covering 1.1 million members. Civil Service contracts with Carelon Behavioral Health (Carelon), formerly Beacon … retroactive disenrollment. Civil Service provides Carelon with a daily update file of NYBEAS changes, and Carelon also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-beacon-health-options-mental-health-andMedicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims – Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber (Follow-Up)
… made in our initial audit report, Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims – Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber (Report 2013-S-4 ). … 31, 2012, the Department of Health (Department) paid Joia Pharmacy, Inc. (Joia) more than $7.7 million for 50,060 … made in our initial audit report Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber Report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/medicaid-payments-pharmacy-claims-joia-pharmacy-and-related-prescriber-followRestrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses (Report 2017-S-14 ). About the … Labor Law – referred to as the Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses Law (Law). Effective July 2009, the Law limits the consecutive hours of work by Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/09/restrictions-consecutive-hours-work-nurses-followEconomic and Demographic Trends – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… A state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the value of production originating from all industries in the state, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/economic-and-demographic-trendsCity of Glen Cove – Budget Review (B7-16-12)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s preliminary budget for the 2017 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Glen Cove, located in Nassau County, issued debt … the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key Findings City officials are projecting operating surpluses for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/10/14/city-glen-cove-budget-review-b7-16-12Schuyler County – Treasurer’s Office (2014M-186)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the operations of the … not know the true cash or financial position at any point in time during the fiscal year. Because financial records … with tax installment agreements and a list of taxpayers in default of their tax installment agreement. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/10/03/schuyler-county-treasurers-office-2014m-186County Inmates Receiving Inappropriate Benefits While Incarcerated (2013MS-1)
… welfare and other government-funded benefit payments for the period January 1, 2011, to March 1, 2013. Background … own. To be eligible for UI benefits an individual must be ready, willing, and able to work and have earned sufficient … employment. Individuals who are incarcerated are not ready, willing, and able to work and, therefore, are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/county-inmates-receiving-inappropriate-benefits-while-incarcerated-2013ms-1Town of Sullivan – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-267)
… an elected position. The Town Clerk is also the appointed Receiver of Taxes. In 2012, the total tax warrant was … all required duties related to her position as the Receiver of Taxes. Tax collections were not deposited in the … company and/or recoup the lost tax payment from the Receiver of Taxes. Perform bank reconciliations to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/27/town-sullivan-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2013m-267