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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Claims (Follow-Up) (2024-F-26) A recipient’s status in a hospital—inpatient versus outpatient—affects Medicaid’s … services generally costing less. A prior audit, issued in August 2023, identified 34,264 fee-for-service inpatient … and remit the rebate revenue to Civil Service. Based on judgmental samples of 10 manufacturers and 25 drugs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Rural Rental Assistance Program
… Objectives To determine whether project owners are receiving Rural Rental Assistance Program (RRAP) payments … only for eligible units and are properly maintaining the units for which they receive RRAP payments, and whether the Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC) is engaging in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/housing-trust-fund-corporation-oversight-rural-rental-assistance-programDiNapoli: As NYC Budget Stabilizes, New Risks Emerge
… New York City increased its expectations for its surplus in fiscal year (FY) 2025 to $2.34 billion, … which will help balance its $116.9 billion FY 2026 budget, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Improved fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-nyc-budget-stabilizes-new-risks-emergeDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… ventilators and x-ray machines, that now sits unused in storage facilities across the state, missing recommended … from the 247,343 DME purchased during COVID-19. DME now in storage includes CPAP/BiPAP machines, ventilators, oxygen … oximeters (which measure the saturation of oxygen carried in red blood cells), oxygen concentrators, and infusion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringOpinion 98-21
… Municipal Law to enter into a contract with any third party for the provision of those services by the third party. In addition, even if the board of fire commissioners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-21Reporting Regulations 315.2 & 315.3
… obligated or agreeing to make contributions to the retirement system on behalf of its employees. (b) The term … of this section shall be made so as to be received by the retirement system within seven days after the close of the … and guidelines of Regulations 3152 and 3153 for NYSLRS employers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-regulations-3152-3153State Agencies Bulletin No. 829
… Seasonal employees who work 8 hour days and are paid 1,520 straight time hours during a fiscal year are entitled to a … receive a second lump sum payment equal to the number of straight time hours paid over 1,520 at an hourly rate of … employees who work 7.5 hour days and are paid 1,425 straight time hours during a fiscal year are entitled to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/829-location-pay-location-pay-mid-hudson-and-inconvenience-pay-seasonalState Agencies Bulletin No. 817
… Seasonal employees who work 8 hour days and are paid 1,520 straight time hours during a fiscal year are entitled to a … receive a second lump sum payment equal to the number of straight time hours paid over 1,520 at an hourly rate of … employees who work 7.5 hour days and are paid 1,425 straight time hours during a fiscal year are entitled to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/817-location-pay-location-pay-mid-hudson-and-inconvenience-pay-seasonalEmployee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions
… drug/alcohol screening (71) and medical examinations (24) required for their job titles. As a result, the MTA lacks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/17/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotionsState Contract and Payment Actions in July
… Campground shower and utility building improvements in Old Forge, Herkimer County. Office of General Services $12 … County. Department of Transportation $78 million with CCA Civil, Inc. to rehabilitate 5 bridges on I-278 in Kings and … for 126,000 property tax credits. Department of Civil Service $23 million to Beacon Health Options, Inc. for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyDiNapoli Audit Finds Gaps in NYC School Safety Planning
… of the SAVE Act, as well as the safety planning of 25 of the city’s 1,800 schools. They found city regulations, which guide the … SAVE Act and state regulations. For example, DOE does not require school safety plans to be submitted within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-gaps-nyc-school-safety-planningComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… to be a healthcare safety net for New Yorkers – not a bank account for criminals," said Attorney General … the Attorney General obtained an order freezing the bank accounts and other property held by the defendants and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacyState Contract and Payment Actions in February
… for the blind, including $10.2 million with Catholic Charities Community Services of the Archdiocese of New York, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-februaryDiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… informal policy says clients should be placed within 21 days of being assessed. Auditors found that in the fall of … non-mental health shelters following violent incidents. After multiple psychotic and violent incidents, the client … In one case, a client assessed with alcohol dependence had 60 separate drug- and alcohol-related incidents while in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… hosting commitments for the 2023 Winter World University Games. $1.2 million to Byrne Holdings Inc. for a portion of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneState Contract and Payment Actions in September
… on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York . Major Contracts Approved Office of the Attorney … Evans Mechanical Inc. to replace chillers at SUNY Oneonta. Department of Transportation $26.1 million with Tioga …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberOpinion 97-2
… A school district may not reimburse a former school board member who participates in a municipal cooperative health … Part B Medicare premiums paid by the former school board member. 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-3, p 3, superseded to the … is taken into consideration when premium equivalent rates are set for the plan as a whole. General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Opinion 2000-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-3Opinion 2000-23
… McKinney's Statutes §94; 1995 Opns St Comp No. 95-11, p 24). In this instance, section 207-m, read literally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-23XIV.4.B Establishment and Closing of Bank Accounts – XIV. Special Procedures
… unofficial business (e.g., coffee funds, goodwill funds, party funds, etc.). No such account should ever include a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv4b-establishment-and-closing-bank-accounts