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Monitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Follow-Up)
… our initial audit report, Monitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Report 2010-S-21). … examined whether nursing home claims submitted to Medicaid for hospital bed reserve days were appropriate, and if not, … no significant overpayments occurred. Although we didn’t identify overpayment, we recommended the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/monitoring-medicaid-payments-nursing-home-bed-reserve-days-followUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Spine Specialists
… Spine Specialists, P.C. waived Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket costs, and if so, to quantify the overpayments made … primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, covering a range of services from inpatient hospital care to outpatient … HealthCare - Overpayments for Services at the South Shore Ambulatory Surgery Center (2008-S-11) … To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-spine-specialistsWhitestone School for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported on the Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) of the Whitestone … fiscal years ended June 30, 2012. Background Whitestone is a not-for-profit organization that provides a full-day …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/07/whitestone-school-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualUnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59
… between $1.6 million and $5.2 million during the one-year period ending August 31, 2013 because providers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/08/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59Medicaid Program – Managed Care Organizations’ Readiness for the Encounter Intake System
… Purpose To determine the readiness of all Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to submit … Encounter Intake System. We conducted an early assessment of the readiness of Medicaid MCOs as of September 30, 2015. … managed care rate setting, and drug rebate collections. On September 14, 2015, the Department's new Encounter Intake …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/29/medicaid-program-managed-care-organizations-readiness-encounter-intake-systemDiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Mother's NYS Pension Checks
… 46, was sentenced on July 14, 2022 to pay over $56,000 in restitution and serve eight months home detention and two years’ probation before the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan in United States District Court for the Eastern District of … Knoxville. “Leslie Schwinzer lied about her mother’s death in order to collect her pension checks and steal from New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-sentenced-stealing-deceased-mothers-nys-pension-checksDiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… Norwalk, Conn; Jupiter, FL; Redlands, Calif; and South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Many of the victims were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeDiNapoli: Employment Services System for New Yorkers with Disabilities Is Underutilized
… unemployment rate for people with a disability averaged 16.2%, an increase of 8.9% over the prior year, according to Department of Labor data. This was … which averaged 11.3%, up 7.5%, during the first year of the pandemic. In March 2015, New York’s Employment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-employment-services-system-new-yorkers-disabilities-underutilizedDiNapoli Urges NYC to Continue to Prepare for Shifting Fiscal Landscape
… to drop by 9.4% to $101.1 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 amid lower tax revenue and a decline in federal aid. The … financial markets, according to a report on the city’s FY 2023 financial plan released today by State Comptroller … The city projects tax revenues, which make up 92% of all city funds, to decrease by 1.2% in FY 2023. This figure, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-urges-nyc-continue-prepare-shifting-fiscal-landscapeXIII.11 Submitting Travel and Expense Reimbursement Requests for Inactive Employees – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… of this section is to provide guidance to agencies on submitting Travel and Expense reimbursement requests for … of this section is to provide guidance to agencies on submitting Travel and Expense reimbursement requests for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii11-submitting-travel-and-expense-reimbursement-requests-inactive-employeesTroy City School District – Payments for Unused Leave Accruals (2020M-167)
… District of Troy (District) accurately calculated payments for unused leave accruals. Audit Results During the audit … period, the District paid 51 employees a total of $477,000 for their unused leave accruals. We reviewed payments … officials identified unused sick leave reporting errors for District retirees. These errors were reported in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/04/troy-city-school-district-payments-unused-leave-accruals-2020m-167DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop for Second Quarter of 2020
… governments in New York state dropped 27.1 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, … sales tax figures show how deep the COVID-19 pandemic is cutting into municipal finances,” DiNapoli said. … for Most Regions Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-second-quarter-2020DiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Arrested for Theft of Nearly $24,000
… and Sheriff Spike, Brown’s actions were exposed and she is now being held accountable for her abuse of taxpayer … said Yates County Sheriff Spike. “A public office is a public trust, and when an official allegedly violates … County Court and was released on her own recognizance. She is due back in court on February 2, 2021. The arrest was a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-arrested-theft-nearly-24000DiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Sentenced to Jail for $50K Theft
… Former Riverside clerk-treasurer Kristina Johnson was sentenced to jail time for repeatedly stealing … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Johnson was sentenced to 60 days in jail, five years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-sentenced-jail-50k-theftMedicaid Overpayments for Medicare Part B Services Billed Directly to eMedNY (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations … (Report 2017-S-36 ). About the Program The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid Program. … for outpatient medical services, physician services, and medical supplies. As the secondary payer, Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/01/medicaid-overpayments-medicare-part-b-services-billed-directly-emedny-followGASB Statement No. 33 "Accounting and Financial Reporting for Nonexchange Transactions"
… Issued To: County, City, Town and Village Chief Fiscal Officers GASB Statement No. 33 … link between services provided and supporting revenues. The statement describes four categories of nonexchange … of this bulletin is to discuss the Statement No. 33 impact on revenue recognition when using the modified accrual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/gasb-statement-no-33-accounting-and-financial-reporting-nonexchange-transactionsOpioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … records of controlled substance prescriptions. I-STOP is a tool to assist prescribers in determining the most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/07/opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-program-followDiNapoli and Hein Announce Training For Fire Districts and EMS Agencies
… County Executive Michael P. Hein, on financial safeguards for fire districts in Ulster County. “Fire district … checks and balances,” DiNapoli said. “Prevention is the best way to protect public funds.” “The vast majority of fire … DiNapoli’s office to offer an internal controls training for all fire services,” said Ray Preziosi, President, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-and-hein-announce-training-fire-districts-and-ems-agenciesCity of Long Beach - Payments for Unused Leave Accruals (2019M-68)
… laws. We conducted two separate audits of the City, one on financial condition and the other on leave accrual payments. The City submitted one response …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/12/11/city-long-beach-payments-unused-leave-accruals-2019m-68DiNapoli: Former Director Allegedly Stole $1,700 From Hornell Partners for Growth
… The former Executive Director of Hornell Partners for Growth (HPG) was charged with Grand Larceny in the Fourth … and auditors find officials who treat community funds as a personal piggybank,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my partnership with Steuben County D.A. Baker and the State Police we will continue to hold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-former-director-allegedly-stole-1700-hornell-partners-growth