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Administration of Tenant Complaints (Follow-Up)
… housing in New York State. The Division’s Office of Rent Administration (Office), the subject of this follow-up … audit, is responsible for administering New York State’s rent laws. These laws are designed to provide decent, … on investment while protecting tenants from unlawful rent increases, harassment, and illegal evictions. As the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/administration-tenant-complaints-followCost Reporting of Programs Operated by Gateway-Longview, Inc.
… 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011. Background Gateway, located in Buffalo, New York, is a not-for-profit organization that … ended June 30, 2011, Gateway received about $68.6 million in revenue from government sources. Key Findings For our … details of the charges. Gateway routinely entered into business transactions with companies affiliated with members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/30/cost-reporting-programs-operated-gateway-longview-incDisposal of Electronic Devices
… Purpose To determine if surplus electronic devices approved for sale by New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (Division) are permanently cleaned of … To determine if surplus electronic devices approved for sale by New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/25/disposal-electronic-devicesMedicaid Program – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy
… Purpose To determine whether Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Davis Ethical) inappropriately billed Medicaid for … Program provides prescription drug coverage for enrollees. Davis Ethical is an independently owned pharmacy located in … To determine whether Davis Ethical Pharmacy Davis Ethical inappropriately billed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/medicaid-program-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacyThe Mitchell-Lama Program – Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists
… The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the nation’s largest municipal housing preservation and development agency. Its mission is to make strategic investments that will improve and strengthen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/29/mitchell-lama-program-awarding-housing-units-and-maintaining-waiting-listsPerformance Incentive Program
… Regional Transportation Authority’s Performance Incentive Program uses reasonable criteria to measure employee … Since 2005, the Authority has had a Performance Incentive Program (Program) to reward its employees for meeting performance … Regional Transportation Authoritys Performance Incentive Program uses reasonable criteria to measure employee perfor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/27/performance-incentive-programAccountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges
… (Department) accurately assessed, collected, accounted for, and reported all traffic ticket surcharge revenue … and one each in Rochester and Buffalo; each is responsible for processing and collecting fines and traffic ticket … $1 million in surcharge revenue that was reported twice for the same week during May 2013, the Department is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/10/accountability-traffic-ticket-surchargesUpstate Medical University's Billing Practices
… Purpose To determine whether the Upstate Medical University’s (Upstate) billing practices are adequate to ensure that insurance carriers are billed timely and that services being provided meet carrier’s “medical necessity” requirements. Our audit scope covers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/17/upstate-medical-universitys-billing-practicesMonitoring of Construction Management
… Objectives To determine if the Office of General Services (Office) is adequately monitoring construction management contracts to ensure they meet the … of architectural, engineering, and construction management services for buildings statewide. To achieve its mission, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/30/monitoring-construction-managementOversight of the Farm-to-School Program
… Objective To determine if the Department of Agriculture and Markets is adequately overseeing the Farm-to-School Program to ensure funds are used as intended and program goals are achieved. The … To determine if the Department of Agriculture and Markets is adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/19/oversight-farm-school-programMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges
… 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019. About the Program The State’s Medicaid program is administered by the Department of … of $457,973 and reviewed the associated patients’ medical records. Our review found: 15 claims were overpaid $252,107 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-dischargesControls Over Federally Funded Programs and Maximization of Federal Funding
… Human Services (HHS) and must expend and account for WAP awards in accordance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the awards. State agencies should make every effort to disburse and/or adjust all unspent federal awards as soon as possible and maximize federal funding. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/18/controls-over-federally-funded-programs-and-maximization-federal-fundingOversight of Casino Revenues and Regulatory Oversight Reimbursement Collections
… revenues are appropriately collected, accounted for, and transmitted to the State and regulatory oversight costs are assessed and collected as required by law or compact. Our audit … ensure revenues are appropriately collected accounted for and transmitt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/10/oversight-casino-revenues-and-regulatory-oversight-reimbursement-collectionsResponsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to Construction Projects (Follow-Up)
… locations with multiple construction noise complaints or to identify and analyze the major sources of noise … allowing contractors to obtain extensions of existing AHVs or multiple AHVs for the same construction sites without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/04/responsiveness-noise-complaints-related-construction-projects-followImproper Medicaid Payments for Individuals Receiving Hospice Services Covered by Medicare (Follow-Up)
… covered by Medicare. The audit covered the period January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2019. We determined the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/13/improper-medicaid-payments-individuals-receiving-hospice-services-covered-medicare-followSales Tax Vendor Registration Practices (Follow-Up)
… the recommendation included in our initial audit report, Sales Tax Vendor Registration Practices (Report 2020-S-40 ). … more than 40 State and local taxes, including the sales and use tax. Provisions of State Tax Law (Law) impose a tax on sales of tangible personal property and certain services, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/sales-tax-vendor-registration-practices-followCourse Offerings (Follow-Up)
… recommendations included in our initial audit report, Course Offerings (Report 2019-S-19 ). About the Program City … was to determine whether CUNY was effectively matching course offerings to student demand. The audit covered the … the audit found that CUNY was not effectively matching course offerings to student demands; was not comprehensively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/10/25/course-offerings-followMedicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2018 Through September 30, 2018
… the period April 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018. About the Program The Department of Health (Department) … with Medicaid policies. By the end of the audit fieldwork, about $8.2 million of the improper payments had been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/10/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2018-through-september-30-2018Office for People With Developmental Disabilities Fuel Card
… employees their own unique personal identification number (PIN) to establish accountability over each employee’s fuel … a fuel purchase, drivers are required to (i) enter their PIN at the fuel pump, (ii) document details pertaining to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/10/office-people-developmental-disabilities-fuel-cardElevator Safety (Follow-Up)
… that elevators are tested, and monitors the results. The Building Code requires that elevators under DOB’s … are generally performed by companies hired by DOB. Building owners hire DOB-licensed inspection companies to … are generally performed by companies hired by DOB. Building owners hire DOB-licensed inspection companies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/28/elevator-safety-follow