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United HealthCare – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy
… to allegations of improper billing practices, there have been several investigations of Davis Ethical by … resulted from efforts by Davis Ethical that appear to have been designed to defraud NYSHIP. The improper payments … by this audit. Formally assess the payments we did not test and determine the extent to which Davis Ethical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/united-healthcare-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacyFare Revenue Considerations for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
… Authority, which provides transit (subway and bus), express bus, commuter rail and paratransit services to the New York … transit among comparable metro areas served by combined bus and subway operations in the U.S. As shown in Figure 4, … Transportation Authority which provides transit subway and bus express bus commuter rail and paratransit services to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/fare-revenue-considerations-metropolitan-transportation-authorityOpinion 88-15
… to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his … Finally, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, on … 10, 1988 John F. Forner, III, Esq., Attorney for Menands Union Free School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-15Opinion 2009-1
… as appointed treasurer) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§ 800(3), 801, 806; TOWN LAW §§ 174, 175: There is no statutory … Law § 806 (2), and that copies of General Municipal Law §§ 800 through 809 are posted in each public building under its … provisions of article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§ 800 et seq .), which prohibit municipal officers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 980
… Payroll Bulletin No. 980 regarding the payment of Public Employee Federation (PEF) April 1, 2010 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/980-april-1-2010-salary-increase-employees-represented-public-employeesNorthport-East Northport Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2014M-164)
… The Northport-East Northport Union Free School District is located in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County. The … 1, District officials overestimated expenditures by as much as $9.3 million each year, for a total of almost $34 … fund District operations. Develop a formal plan indicating how reserves will be funded, how much will be reserved and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-financial-conditionOversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing
… technology (IT) services procured from consultants and contract staff to ensure compliance with contract terms and … ITS provides statewide IT strategic direction, directs IT policy, and delivers centralized IT products and services … deficiencies for the International Business Machines (IBM) Service Desk contract as compared to the others in our sample …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/16/oversight-information-technology-consultants-and-contract-staffingState Agencies Bulletin No. 978
… Payroll Bulletin No. 978 regarding the payment of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) April 1, 2010 … 2010 Salary Increases for Employees Represented by the Civil Service Employees Association CSEA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/978-april-2010-salary-increases-employees-represented-civil-serviceIX.8.D Electronic Refund Payments to the U.S. HHS – IX. Federal Grants
… pertain to the refund or return of federal funds to the US HHS due to: Excessive cash balances on deposit that are … will not be immediately disbursed for program purposes and therefore must be returned to the U.S. Treasury. In all such instances, the award is considered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-ix/ix8d-electronic-refund-payments-us-hhsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on State Budget Negotiations
… of July 1). If a final agreement is not reached, lawmakers can pass a budget extender, which is a temporary solution to ensure that state workers on the Institutional Payroll get paid on April 6. State law also requires my office to … disruption to state employees, passage of the budget or an extender must occur no later than noon on Monday, April 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-negotiationsTown of Caton – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2014M-359)
… annual financial report with OSC and the clerk in a timely fashion. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/03/06/town-caton-supervisors-records-and-reports-2014m-359Cybersecurity for Local Governments and Schools Virtual Series - Week 1 – WHERE do we start?
Cybersecurity for Local Governments and Schools Virtual Series - Week 1 – WHERE do we start?
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/2020/pdf/cybersecurity-for-lgs-and-schools-week-1.pdfFacility Oversight and Timeliness of Response to Complaints and Inmate Grievances
… patterns or trends, such as a significant increase in complaints at a specific facility or system-wide, in a timely manner. The Commission could improve the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/19/facility-oversight-and-timeliness-response-complaints-and-inmate-grievancesOpinion 88-67
… mayor hired as village attorney) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3); VILLAGE LAW, §4-400(1)(c): If a law partner of a … contract within the meaning of General Municipal Law, §800(3) if the mayor's partner is hired independently of the … Municipal Law. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§§800, et seq .) contains the provisions of law which relate to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67State Agencies Bulletin No. 1922
… in one of the above lifeguard titles with a Comp Rate Code of HRY or ANN on or after the 2020 Payment Effective … Data page using that effective date and the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/SAC (Mass Salary Increase). If the employee has a Comp Rate Code of HRY (Grade 600) and a salary equal to the appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1922-april-2020-lifeguard-retroactive-2-salary-increase-state-universityPension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… At retirement, a member must elect a pension payment option, which determines how the retirement benefit … after their death. Some DROs require the member to elect a pension payment option that provides a continuing benefit to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionOpinion 97-14
… FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (furniture and trophy case) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless … expenditures to purchase furniture for a recreation room and a trophy case for a meeting room for department use. You … a trophy case in the department's meeting room, and to pay for furniture for the department's recreation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Medicaid Program – Medicaid Payments Made Pursuant to Medicare Part C
… Purpose To determine if Medicaid made excessive payments for Medicare … in Medicare. Such recipients are commonly referred to as "dual-eligibles." In 1997, Congress established … whom they reimburse directly for services provided to enrollees. For dual-eligible persons, plan providers bill …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/09/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-made-pursuant-medicare-part-cOpinion 2008-6
… We are informed that the "hourly rate divisor" is then determined by multiplying the next subordinate officer's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-6Medicaid Program – Appropriateness of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by the New York State of Health System
… report should consider the effect of the scope limitation on the conclusions presented in our report. Using other … of $188,131; and NYSOH issued unreasonably high numbers of CINs for expected multiple births per pregnancy – … CINs issued for one pregnancy. Key Recommendations We made 14 recommendations to the Department to review and correct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/28/medicaid-program-appropriateness-medicaid-eligibility-determined-new-york-state-health