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Intergovernmental and Community Affairs
… Title Email Erin Stevens Deputy Comptroller estevens@osc.ny.gov Dr. Danielle A. Jones Assistant Comptroller … Orlando Hudson Valley Regional Director 33 Airport Center Drive, Suite 103 New Windsor, NY 12553 (O) 845-567-0858 (C) … Hudson Valley Regional Representative 33 Airport Center Drive, Suite 103 New Windsor, NY 12553 (O) 518-738-2533 (C) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/igcaOpinion 2011-1
… duty of the development corporations' directors, is at best qualified materially by the requirement that the IDA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2011-1New York State Farming and Agriculture – Federal Funding and New York
… and impact the financial viability of family farms. USDA Support to New York State Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assists farmers in numerous ways, including by … subsidies, loans and technical support. According to the USDA Census of Agriculture, in 2022 there were $10.4 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/new-york-state-farming-and-agricultureLead Contamination of State Armories (Follow-Up)
… Lead Contamination of State Armories (Report 2019-S-50 ). About the Program The Division of Military and Naval …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/16/lead-contamination-state-armories-followMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies on Behalf of Recipients in Nursing Homes
… from January 2016 to December 2020. About the Program The New York State Medicaid program, administered by the … have been provided by nursing homes as part of the daily all-inclusive rate paid to those facilities. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-managed-care-payments-durable-medical-equipmentPayments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members
… claims for Empire Plan members who were not eligible for coverage. The audit covered the period from January 2015 … Civil Service (Civil Service), provides health insurance coverage to over 1.2 million active and retired State, local … in NYBEAS after the effective date of the change in coverage, it is considered a retroactive disenrollment. There …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/13/payments-beacon-health-options-mental-health-and-substance-abuse-services-ineligibleInternal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (Follow-Up)
… military forces, which are composed of the New York Army National Guard, the New York Air National Guard, the New … it incurs for the operation and training of the State Army and Air National Guard, including facilities, equipment, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-followOversight of Pupil Transportation Services (Follow-Up)
… District-owned buses, one third riding contracted buses, and the remaining third utilizing public transportation. The … training and safety technique requirements for school bus drivers and school bus safety training instructors and … and (c) establish an electronic data file containing accident reports relating to school buses. The Education Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/oversight-pupil-transportation-services-followOversight of Construction Management Contracts (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2020-S-43 ). About the Program The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks) is responsible for operating and maintaining the State park, recreation, and historic site system to conserve, … historic, cultural, and recreational resources of New York State. This system includes over 250 parks, historic sites, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-construction-management-contracts-followEmployee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Follow-Up)
… and Bronx Surface Transit Operation Authority (MaBSTOA), a subsidiary of Transit, operates buses in upper Manhattan and the Bronx. MTA Bus Company, a subsidiary of the MTA, provides bus services in the Bronx, … Brooklyn, and Queens. Staten Island Railway (SIR), a subsidiary of the MTA, provides rapid transit service on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/26/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotions-followOversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… Oversight of Telemental Health Services (Report 2020-S-16 ). About the Program The Office of Mental Health (OMH) … of TMH and TMH practitioners. OMH also issued a blanket attestation for providers to complete that wished to … potentially unable to do so. We also found that OMH’s practice of analyzing TMH usage data from only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followOversight of School Safety Planning Requirements (Follow-Up)
… district-wide safety plans (District Plans) and building level emergency response plans (Building Plans). Our initial audit report, which covered the … with the provisions of the Law to the Executive and the Legislature, although it has been required to do so annually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/13/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirements-followMedicaid Program – Cost Saving Opportunities on Payments of Medicare Part C Claims
… claim types reviewed by this audit: outpatient claims for clinic, practitioner, transportation, referred ambulatory, … durable medical equipment, laboratory, eye care, and dental services; and inpatient claims. Key Findings New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/21/medicaid-program-cost-saving-opportunities-payments-medicare-part-c-claimsOversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Oversight of Direct Placement of Children ( 2017-S-30 ). About the … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… (CODIS), a federally administered database of DNA profiles from convicted persons, crime scenes, and unidentified human … law enforcement agency. A February 2017 amendment required law enforcement agencies to submit all untested kits … law enforcement agencies prior to February 26, 2017 were required to be processed within 210 days of receipt at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payments (January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018)
… Purpose The objectives of our examination were to determine whether Unemployment … Insurance (UI) benefit payments approved by the Department of Labor (Department) were appropriate and comply with … to identify and facilitate the Department’s recovery of UI overpayments made to New York State (NYS) employees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/16/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefit-payments-january-1-2018-december-31-2018Efficiency of Warehouse Space
… for this information. Key Finding OGS has made progress in reducing leased warehouse space, having evaluated 29 leased warehouses, resulting in: the consolidation of 14, liquidation of 9, square footage reduction for 3, and no changes in the remaining 3. Three other warehouse evaluations were in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/03/efficiency-warehouse-spaceOversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2017-N-2 ). About the Program The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (Health and Hospitals) is a public benefit corporation created … and as of December 23, 2019, 814 temporary nurses. As a condition of their hiring, Health and Hospitals requires that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/03/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retention-followManaged Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the seven recommendations made in our initial audit report, Managed Care Premium Payments … (the managed care program most Medicaid recipients enroll in) provides comprehensive medical services that range from … policy is to exclude Medicaid recipients from enrollment in mainstream managed care when they also have comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-party-insurance-followOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the three … York (SUNY) institutions have developed adequate controls to effectively safeguard campus communities against hazardous … students and communities are safeguarded against exposure to hazardous waste. However, based on our visits to two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/30/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-waste-follow