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DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014
… to United Healthcare Insurance for the state’s portion of employee health insurance premiums. Paid nearly $6 million to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-feb-2014State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits were issued: Town of Coventry – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Chenango County) The clerk did not record, … The clerk did not accurately record all real property tax collections and deposited some collections and fees … understated by about $1.7 million as of June 30, 2021. Federal payroll taxes were not filed timely, resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-354
… agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the January 2024 minimum wage increases for hourly employees and provide … including increases for employees whose annual salary is below the annualized equivalent of the minimum wage … Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2023 increased New York State’s minimum wage for those employees in non-governmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-354-january-2024-increase-minimum-wage-employees-stateOpinion 2024-1
… Fund (“DWSRF”) program, administered by the EFC, to pay for lead service line replacement projects or associated … arguable that the provision of state grant funds to fully pay the principal incurred on the City’s debt obviates the … sources” and that in light of the developers commitment to pay the City the exact amount of the federal loan, any effect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… Service—Health Care Contracts Approved an $8.3 billion Empire Plan contract to provide prescription benefits to … mental health and substance abuse services under the Empire, Excelsior and Student Health plans. Long Island Power …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
… To determine whether Medicaid recipients, including sex offenders, inappropriately received Medicaid-funded … as ED) for all Medicaid recipients, including registered sex offenders. In addition, Medicaid must not pay for ED … of procedures and supplies to treat ED for registered sex offenders. Key Findings Medicaid made improper payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andHealth Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… Blood lead levels are tracked through LeadWeb, a system used to carry out the required case management and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programOversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (Health and Hospitals) ensured that … included all currently employed direct hire nurses as of May 2, 2017 and all temporary nurses as of August 1, 2017. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionDiNapoli and James Announce Guilty Plea of Former New York City Council Candidate in Straw Donation Scheme
… he could game New York City's public campaign finance system through straw donations," said State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-and-james-announce-guilty-plea-former-new-york-city-council-candidate-straw-donation-schemeMedicaid Program – Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance
… Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Family Health Plus ( 2015-S-47 ) … To determine whether the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/13/medicaid-program-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-partySocial Adult Day Services
… State agencies, particularly the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) and the Department of Health (DOH), are effectively overseeing Social Adult Day Services (SADS) programs to ensure that … supervision and monitoring, personal care, and nutrition in a protective setting. Each participant should receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/02/social-adult-day-servicesDiNapoli: Former Halfmoon Supervisor Enters Guilty Plea to Two Felony Counts
… “Such actions have a real and negative impact on our system of government, and the FBI is committed to working …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-halfmoon-supervisor-enters-guilty-plea-two-felony-countsDiNapoli: Port Authority Falling Short of Compliance With Americans With Disabilities Act
… inaccessible. PATH station platforms have raised rubber platform edges to alert travelers with visual impairments to the end of the platform. Auditors found that the warning strips at Newark, … have access to all gates at PABT; Maintain PATH’s platform-edge warning tiles in good condition; Renovate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-port-authority-falling-short-compliance-americans-disabilities-actCourse Offerings
… over the past 30 years, time to degree has increased for many students. Based on the most recently published CUNY … resources available to students, difficulty in registering for courses, available financial resources, and the need to … students. As of fall 2019, the annual tuition was $6,930 for New York State residents. Key Findings CUNY officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/01/course-offeringsDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… collecting rebates from drug makers. “New York state faces a projected budget gap of $6 billion for the coming fiscal year, in part because of higher Medicaid spending,” DiNapoli … billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse. Our role is to help lower Medicaid program costs by identifying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and New York City Transit – Management and Maintenance of Non-Revenue Service Vehicles (2020-S-31) New York City … and the MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus) maintain a fleet of 1,950 non-revenue service vehicles used to support transit … increasing the risk of a shortened useful life or the need for more repairs. Also, there was no inventory system to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: New State Funds Open Door for MTA to Ease Debt, Build Stronger Future Budgets
… and on-time transit system.” The state’s increase in the payroll mobility tax will provide the MTA with $1.1 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-new-state-funds-open-door-mta-ease-debt-build-stronger-future-budgetsMTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… (MTA’s) East Side Access project, which will bring Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) service to Grand Central Terminal for the first time, is expected to cost nearly $9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetDiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits
… 77 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit providers (NFPs) in 2014, according to a report … were late 87 percent of the time, a review of the trend for more than two decades indicates that late contracting remains as serious a problem for NFPs today as when the Prompt Contracting Law was enacted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… staff to recruit Medicaid recipients to their offices. In a follow-up, auditors determined DOH made progress in … (2014-S-62) In accordance with its contract, United is required to negotiate agreements with drug manufacturers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits