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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… properly invoice drug manufacturers for rebates or remit all rebate revenue it collected. As a result, New York was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsMedicaid Program - Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection
… managed care organizations (MCOs) to coordinate the care for enrolled Medicaid beneficiaries. In exchange, MCOs receive a monthly premium payment for each enrollee. In 2014, New York State’s Medicaid claim … among the largest plans. In 1998, managed care accounted for just 8 percent of New York State Medicaid expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/15/medicaid-program-medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detectionIdentifying Fiscal Cliffs in New York City’s Financial Plan
… Please review our latest NYC Financial Plan Review reports for more information on fiscal cliffs. Last updated December … to New York City’s financial plan include one-time funding for some recurring spending initiatives, creating additional … while others arise from service enhancements or sustained increases in service volume that are not reflected in future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/identifying-fiscal-cliffs-new-york-citys-financial-planCalculating Days Worked – Enhanced Reporting
… based on the pay periods within the school year. Since the salary is being evenly divided per pay period over ten … days), the days reported should not be reduced since the salary paid is not being reduced. Example: A clerical … works full-time during the ten-month school year and her salary is paid in the same amount each pay period. To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/calculating-days-workedNYSARC, Inc.– NYC Chapter: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by NYSARC, Inc. – NYC Chapter (NYSARC), also known as AHRC NYC, on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/21/nysarc-inc-nyc-chapter-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualAdvanced Therapeutic Concepts, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… The audit included expenses claimed on ATC’s CFRs for the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2015. Background … was incorporated June 2000 in the State of New York as a for-profit organization, and is approved by SED to provide … 2015, ATC served between 162 and 213 students. ATC is paid for its services using rates established by SED. The rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/advanced-therapeutic-concepts-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: College Student Loan Debt Doubled in New York Over Last Decade
… have found higher education the path to a more satisfying and secure life. But many who take out student loans face … saddled with college debt have less disposable income and often have to push off buying a home or saving for the … struggles have implications not only for those individuals and families with such debt but also for the state’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-college-student-loan-debt-doubled-new-york-over-last-decadeOpinion 93-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … DISTRICTS -- Fire Protection Contracts (article 5-G of the General Municipal Law does not provide authority for) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-6Real Property Dispositions
… AI does not reflect the Port Authority’s current policies for administering property disposals. We interviewed Port … key departments who were subject to certain AI provisions for real property matters) were unfamiliar with it. We … of the dispositions ranged from $650,000 to $42.0 million for five properties. (One disposition was an exchange of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/28/real-property-dispositionsOpinion 96-13
… in, and receive benefits from, a service award program for volunteer ambulance workers and the State Employees' … in, and receive benefits from, a service award program for volunteer ambulance workers and the State Employees' … position or employment in the civil service to which any salary or emolument is attached. We have been informed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-13State Agencies Bulletin No. 170
… and agency procedures to cancel Additional Annual Salary Factors on the Additional Pay Panel. This Bulletin … The system does not automatically insert an end date for employees going on any type of Workers' Compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/170-canceling-additional-annual-salary-factorSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… accomplish this mission, the Authority incurs direct costs for specific program purposes, and it incurs indirect or … of at least $1,639,710 that was discretionary in nature for the two years ended October 2011. Each public authority … documentation. The absence of such internal controls increases the risk that not all Authority discretionary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1960
… agencies with the 2021 calendar year-end procedures for taxable travel reimbursement. Background Taxable Travel … by receipts. The 2021 maximum rate allowed by IRS for PCM is 56.0 cents per mile effective from January 1, … December 31, 2021. Current maximum Federal per diems for the continental U.S. can be found in the Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1960-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsDiNapoli: Heroin, Opioid Overdose Death Rates Rose Faster in New York Than in Most States
… over the preceding decade than in nearly every other state for which data are available. “Heroin and prescription opioid … reached a record high of 825 in 2014, the last year for which data are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-heroin-opioid-overdose-death-rates-rose-faster-new-york-most-statesOversight of Waste Tire Site Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees
… and the environment. They provide an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes and other disease-carrying pests and are a fire hazard with the potential for devastating consequences. In 2003, the Waste Tire … Management and its regional offices, is responsible for enforcement and abatement (cleanup) of waste tire sites. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/29/oversight-waste-tire-site-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-feesCost-of-Living Adjustment
… 3 percent annually. This Year’s COLA Increase The COLA for September 2025 through August 2026 is 1.2 percent. The … you will receive the maximum monthly increase of $18 (for a total maximum annual increase of $216) before taxes. … September is added to your existing monthly COLA amount. For example, a retiree receiving an annual pension benefit of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/cost-living-adjustmentBurnt Hills-Ballston Lake Youth Recreation Commission – Financial Activities (2017M-68)
… collections were deposited and cash disbursements were for appropriate summer recreation program (Program) purposes, … were paid in accordance with established pay rates for the period January 1, 2015 through October 31, 2016. … and Glenville to provide a summer recreation program for children within the boundaries of the Burnt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2017/10/06/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-youth-recreation-commission-financial-activitiesManhasset Union Free School District – Separation Payments (2016M-150)
… over the calculation and processing of separation payments for the period July 1, 2014 through February 29, 2016. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled $90 million. Key Findings … that District officials developed written procedures for processing or approving separation payments and there was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/manhasset-union-free-school-district-separation-payments-2016m-150Sodus Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-392)
… Central School District is located in the Towns Arcadia and Sodus, Wayne County. The District, which operates three … does not have a written plan detailing the appropriate and necessary levels for reserve funds and how they are to be monitored, analyzed and maintained. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/23/sodus-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-392Town of Putnam Valley – Purchasing (2013M-193)
… internal controls over the Town’s purchasing practices for the period January 1, 2012 to March 6, 2013. Background … members and the Town Supervisor. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013 fiscal year were approximately $5.09 million for the general fund and $4.35 million for the highway fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/16/town-putnam-valley-purchasing-2013m-193