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Purchasing Practices at the Linden Plaza Mitchell-Lama Housing Development
… Purpose To determine whether Linden Plaza was procuring goods, supplies, and services at competitive prices and in accordance with applicable requirements. Our audit covered … with approximately 47,000 total units (apartments). Linden Plaza, a Mitchell-Lama rental development in Brooklyn, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/06/purchasing-practices-linden-plaza-mitchell-lama-housing-developmentSelected Management and Operations Practices (Follow-Up)
… of New York signed into law the ReCharge New York (RNY) power program as part of Chapter 60 (part CC) of the Laws of … not-for-profits that commit to retain or increase New York State jobs and agree to make capital investments in their … by 29,795, or 7.7 percent. NYPA sold scrap metal and plant equipment without appropriate controls and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/selected-management-and-operations-practices-followUniversal Pre-Kindergarten Program – Monitoring of Health and Safety Requirements
… with school districts comprise a wide range of early child care and education providers, including: day care centers, nursery schools, Head Start programs, group family or family day care providers, preschool special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/20/universal-pre-kindergarten-program-monitoring-health-and-safety-requirementsOversight and Monitoring of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program
… adequacy of the New York City Department of Education’s (DOE) monitoring of Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) programs’ … pre-kindergarten program.¹ The expanded UPK program is administered and overseen by the DOE’s Division of Early … must comply with the terms of their DOE contracts when submitting and claiming expenses. DOE officials were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/07/oversight-and-monitoring-universal-pre-kindergarten-programAssessment and Collection of Selected Penalties
… To determine whether the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) is properly billing, collecting and promptly depositing, … health care providers, which have provided services to WCB claimants, to notify WCB in writing when the claimant's insurance carrier fails to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/24/assessment-and-collection-selected-penaltiesMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims
… rate code combinations. For example, Medicaid paid a provider $149 for a clinic visit that was billed under one particular rate code. Later, the provider submitted a second claim for the same service to the … Department of Health: Medicaid Payments for Excessive Dental Services (2009-S-46) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/20/medicaid-program-overpayments-ambulatory-patient-group-claimsOversight of Private Career Schools
… in New York State. The audit covers the period January 1, 2009 through June 27, 2012. Background The New York State … collected from private career schools. From April 1, 2009 through December 31, 2011, the Bureau collected fees and assessments totaling $9.3 million. Key Findings The Bureau has not provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/07/oversight-private-career-schoolsLaSalle School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… hold. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf: Compliance With the Reimbursable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/19/lasalle-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualSelected Financial Management and Administrative Practices
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of the Nassau County Public Administrator (NCPA) operates in … are responsible for administering the estates of individuals who die intestate (without a will) and leave … by a fee set by the Surrogate’s Court on the closing value of each administered estate. As of December 31, 2013, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/28/selected-financial-management-and-administrative-practicesAccounts Receivable Collections
… contribute to processing delays. Also, there were 909 hospital accounts receivable cases totaling $2.3 million that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/13/accounts-receivable-collectionsInfrastructure Inspection and Maintenance
… To determine whether the New York State Canal Corporations Corporation inspection scheduling procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/26/infrastructure-inspection-and-maintenanceKids-Centric, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… years ended June 30, 2012. Background Kids-Centric is a Brooklyn, New York-based for-profit organization that provides Special Education Itinerant Teacher services … travel expenses. This included $51,330 in unsupported vehicle expenses. Kids-Centric did not maintain vehicle logs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/kids-centric-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualBenefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s (OTDA) Fair Hearing process was used only as necessary. The audit … through September 30, 2013. We found that HRA applied a fair and consistent assessment process when determining … Interest Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and NYC Human Resources Administration: Benefit Eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/benefit-eligibility-assessment-process-followCompliance With Payment Card Industry Standards
… of Department of Motor Vehicles’ Licensing and Registration Systems (2013-S-58) State Education Department: Security Over Online Registration Renewal and Teacher Certification (2008-S-154) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/compliance-payment-card-industry-standardsAdministration of Tenant Complaints
… Purpose To determine whether New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s Office of Rent Administration addresses … and December 31, 2012. Background New York State Homes and Community Renewal consists of all the State’s housing and community renewal agencies. These agencies include the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/11/administration-tenant-complaintsPerformance Based Bus Safety Program
… has effectively implemented the Performance Based Bus Safety Program (Program) by focusing sufficiently … the Department to conduct a safety inspection of each bus every six months. In October 2013, the Department began to implement the Program by revising its bus inspection program to focus less on high-performing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/17/performance-based-bus-safety-programUnited HealthCare – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy
… Ethical) is an independently owned pharmacy located in Rockville Centre, New York. For the period from January 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/united-healthcare-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacyOutstanding Violations (Follow-Up)
… As a result, some Class 1 violations remained open for as long as six months before the Department followed up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-followSafety of Infrastructure (Follow-Up)
… repairing any hazardous conditions identified. We found staff were actively involved in inspecting facilities and … in improvements that needed to be made. In some cases, staff had been able to make repairs, but in others had either … We found Parks needed to establish principles to guide selection of alternative solutions in cases where potentially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/safety-infrastructure-followProcurement and Contracting Practices (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report, Procurement and Contracting Practices (Report 2010-S-71). Background In our initial audit report, which was issued on February 28, … as the New York State Office for Technology, resulted in the best value for taxpayers, consistent with applicable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/procurement-and-contracting-practices-follow