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Public Authorities – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Public authorities are distinct legal entities that provide services to the public as well as to the State and local governments. New Yorkers pay for public authorities in a variety of ways including service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-authoritiesOpinion 97-11
… in the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to establish financial disclosure requirements for housing … OF INTEREST -- Financial Disclosure (applicability to housing authorities) -- Public Housing Authorities … MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers and Duties (authority to establish financial disclosure requirements for housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Criminal History Background Checks of Unlicensed Health Care Employees
… effectively oversees and monitors efforts by Nursing Homes, Adult Care Facilities (ACF), and Home Health Care … to adequately safeguard patients through requests for required criminal history background checks when hiring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/08/criminal-history-background-checks-unlicensed-health-care-employeesUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP
… Purpose To determine whether Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, … Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket costs, and if so, to quantify the overpayments made by United HealthCare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/08/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-hudson-valley-bone-and-joint-surgeons-llpOversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health (DOH) and State Education Department (SED) are … schools in developing policies to prevent and prepare for outbreaks of serious communicable diseases. The … above standards established to limit the risk of a serious outbreak. However, our analysis of the Survey data found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsSecurity Over Electronic Protected Health Information
… Purpose To determine whether the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Institute) is properly safeguarding its … cancer treatment and research complex located in Buffalo, New York. To support its operations, the Institute maintains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/06/security-over-electronic-protected-health-informationControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Motor Vehicles has … controls over the cash advance accounts it oversees to ensure the money is properly accounted for and used for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1053
… reissued Form W-2, select “File,” then “Print” from the Windows toolbar at the upper left side of the page. Since the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1053-automated-process-reissued-2010-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statementExamination of Superstorm Sandy Expenses
… As part of a series of examinations of Agency responses to Superstorm Sandy (Sandy), we sought to determine if the Division of Homeland and Security … heaters and generators it procured during its response to Superstorm Sandy. Background As part of its response to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/examination-superstorm-sandy-expensesAssociation for the Advancement of the Blind and Retarded – Options for People Through Services Program
… Purpose To determine whether payments made by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) to the Association for the Advancement of Blind and Retarded (AABR) for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/26/association-advancement-blind-and-retarded-options-people-through-services-programVillage of Dolgeville – Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2024M-28)
… complete report – pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Dolgeville (Village) Treasurer maintained adequate records … within each Village fund or establish capital projects funds to separately account for the financial activity of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/03/village-dolgeville-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-28PSCH, Inc.
… rooms and meals after the conference ended, $2,743 for a sunset cruise, tips and candles given as gifts. PSCH claimed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/19/psch-incCancer Service Network, Inc.
… the Department of Health made to Cancer Service Network, Inc. (CSN) for the Cancer Services Program were appropriate. … a for-profit corporation, which in turn paid four independent contractors for some of those administrative … did not perform, and (iv) $85,239 for cost of living adjustment (COLA) payments he obtained through false …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/24/cancer-service-network-incExamination of Outstanding Premiums
… the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) participates in the Statewide Offset Program (SWOP), and (ii) the amount … to offset State payments to recover outstanding debt. In May 2015, we recommended NYSIF participate in SWOP as a means to recover outstanding premium. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/19/examination-outstanding-premiumsReview of Collecto, Inc
… with duplicate billings. In addition, SUNY Downstate is working with their Counsel’s Office and Collecto to review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/review-collecto-incPublic Authorities – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… are legally separate public entities that provide services to the public as well as to the State and local governments. New Yorkers pay for … and made more than $16 billion in payments pursuant to contracts in 2020. The fiscal stability of the State is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-authoritiesOversight of Direct Placement of Children
… and that children are placed in safe environments. Of 30 direct placement cases we sampled, 10 lacked evidence that … source information and CONNECTIONS data for 23 of the 30 cases we reviewed. Additionally, the field indicating why …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/02/oversight-direct-placement-childrenSteuben County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-1)
… - pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether counties are properly maintaining their bridges to ensure the safety of those who travel on them for the period January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2011. Background The County covers 1,390 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/steuben-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-1Oversight of Construction Management Contracts
… the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is adequately monitoring construction management contracts to ensure they meet contract terms and requirements. The audit covered the period … a range of capital projects to improve these sites. In an effort to ensure certain capital projects are executed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/06/24/oversight-construction-management-contractsSeneca Falls Central School District – Procurement (2021M-201)
… District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services to achieve the optimal use of District resources. Key … officials did not always use a competitive process to procure goods and services to achieve the optimal use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/25/seneca-falls-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-201