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DiNapoli: Many NYC Senior Citizens Remaining Too Long on DFTA Wait Lists for Services
… seniors are waiting months on the New York City Department for the Aging’s (DFTA) client wait lists to get critical … to ensure they complied with the agency’s standards for delivering services to seniors. A random sample of 53 … instances where providers failed to meet DFTA’s standards for delivering timely services to 18 of the clients (34%). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-many-nyc-senior-citizens-remaining-too-long-dfta-wait-lists-servicesOpinion 90-10
… lands, swamps and all other wet lands, and recommending a program for ecologically suitable utilization of such areas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-10Opinion 90-15
… the Constitution, relating to "[t]he powers, duties, ... number, mode of selection and removal, terms of office, [and] …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Use, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data
… during the pandemic, the Department understated the number of deaths at nursing homes by as much as 50%. From …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/15/use-collection-and-reporting-infection-control-dataDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… rigorous, fact-based examination New York deserved, nor does it provide a roadmap for future improvement. For the report to have been credible, it was imperative for its analysis to be … Department of Health’s data, which the Olson Group should have had access to, showed that the actual number of deaths …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-103
… Purpose To explain processing of the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit … was not applied in October. The benefit will be applied to all employees in the specified bargaining unit whose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-103-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsReview of Credit Card Expenses at Finger Lakes DDSO
… (collectively, New York State procurement requirements) for the purchase of food and household items. Background Finger Lakes DDSO is responsible for coordinating services for approximately 1,500 persons with developmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/12/review-credit-card-expenses-finger-lakes-ddsoOversight of Resident Care-Related Medical Equipment in Nursing Homes
… is not always comprehensive. We found that the Form does not include some types of resident care equipment, such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/19/oversight-resident-care-related-medical-equipment-nursing-homesOpinion 95-17
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … Opns St Comp, No. 88-30, p 56). Neither the Town Law nor any other provision of law authorizes a town to provide sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17Opinion 2001-7
… DISTRICTS -- Expenses (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a public parking … district) -- Extensions (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within an extension to a public parking … -- Public Parking Districts (authority to charge "entry fee" to properties within extension) LOCAL LAWS -- Fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7CUNY Bulletin No. CU-276
… advice statement dated November 22, 2006 and who did not have the benefit applied in October 2006 Effective Date(s) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-276-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-cuny-employeesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-275
… Purpose To explain processing of the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit … District Council 37 SF, SJ, T9, TG, TH, TJ, TK, TL, TM, TO, TP, TR, TU, TX, U3, U6, $107.00 PL3 Note: This benefit … was not applied in October. The benefit will be applied to all employees in the specified bargaining units whose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-275-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-cuny-employeesDiNapoli: State is Slow in Disbursing Some Federal Relief Funds for Housing
… in the audit. Audit Homes and Community Renewal: Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls Over and Maximization of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-slow-disbursing-some-federal-relief-funds-housingDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2014
… for disaster relief services. Paid $2.4 million to Long Beach Medical Center and more than $760,000 to Jacob Javits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2014Medicaid Payments for Medicare Part A Beneficiaries (Follow-Up)
… made in our audit report, Medicaid Payments for Medicare Part A Beneficiaries (2009-S-36). Background Our … made overpayments for recipients who were also enrolled in Medicare Part A. Medicare Part A provides supplementary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/04/medicaid-payments-medicare-part-beneficiaries-followControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… agency. OCFS was authorized to have 32 advance accounts with a total value of $101,050 as of March 31, 2012. Key … to learn to operate a small business, are commingled with advance account funds prior to transfer to the State … usage, the activity in the Home Office Advance Account, with an authorized balance of $25,000, has declined from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/15/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsOpinion 2008-4
… undertaken in an existing town park district pursuant to the authority in Town Law § 202-b, are charged against the … a town may transfer monies from the town general fund to be used to finance improvements in an existing town park district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-4Sullivan County – Fiscal Stress (2013M-81)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine the financial health of the County and identify … general fund balance is artificially inflated due to a $4.5 million Nursing Home receivable that is unlikely to be collected. Because of these shortfalls, County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/sullivan-county-fiscal-stress-2013m-81State Agencies Bulletin No. 2197
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the new chargeback process for direct-mailed 2023 form W-2’s. Background: In order to repay OSC for the direct mailing costs for 2023 form W-2 … employees, an agency chargeback journal must be entered to credit the OSC revenue chartfield string. OSC Actions: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2197-direct-mailed-form-w-2-agency-chargebackMedicaid Program – Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Long-Term Care Plans
… the Department of Health (Department) made improper fee-for-service (FFS) payments for certain services covered by managed long-term care (MLTC) … or disabled. Medicaid pays MLTC plans monthly managed care premiums and, in return, MLTC plans pay for all MLTC covered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/medicaid-program-improper-fee-service-payments-services-covered-long-term-care-plans