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Responsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to Construction Projects (Follow-Up) (2019-F-37) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the recommendations in our initial audit report, Responsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to Construction...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19f37-response.pdfAccounting Changes related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Changes to Medicaid for Counties
Accounting Changes related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Changes to Medicaid for Counties
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/AffordableCareActCountyMedicaidChanges.pdfDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Improve Efforts to do Business with Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
… contracts at around 20 percent, lower than the target set in statute and did not give rationale for the lower target, … support MWBE participation for 30 payments, totaling $13.9 million. MTA procedures require it to obtain verification … Specifically, 11 payments were under reported by $5.9 million, and 26 were over-reported by $14.2 million. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-needs-improve-efforts-do-business-minority-and-women-owned-businessesDiNapoli: State Failed to Block Payments to Providers Supplying Controlled Substances Beyond Legal Limits
… telephone or fax due to the inherent risk of drugs ordered in this manner being diverted for inappropriate or … controlled substances that exceeded the supply limits put in place by the Controlled Substances Act and thus prevent … pharmacies $1.2 million for 13,705 fee-for-service claims, in which quantities of controlled substances exceeded the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-failed-block-payments-providers-supplying-controlled-substances-beyond-legal-limitsDiNapoli: Contractor Failed to Turn Over $1.5 Million in Prescription Drug Rebates to NYS
… Plan (NYSHIP) failed to turn over nearly $1.5 million in rebates to the state over a four-year period, according to … Jan. 1, 2010 through Dec. 31, 2013, United remitted $862.9 million from such agreements with drug manufacturers. … Express Scripts Holding Company took over those duties in 2012. DiNapoli’s auditors found that on a quarterly basis, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-contractor-failed-turn-over-15-million-prescription-drug-rebates-nysDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… improvement plans.” CUNY, founded by the state Legislature in 1961, is the nation’s largest urban public university … undergraduate degree-seeking students were enrolled in the university. Only 30 percent of full-time bachelor degree-seeking CUNY students who enrolled in 2015 (the most recent entering class with published …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesDiNapoli: New York State is Home to 4.4 Million Immigrants, Second Only to California
… Immigrants in New York state comprise 22 percent, or 4.4 million, of the … P. DiNapoli. Immigrants have helped stabilize populations in some upstate cities and driven growth in other areas such as New York City and Long Island. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-new-york-state-home-44-million-immigrants-second-only-californiaDiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… DiNapoli today released an audit that found the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) cannot … cybersecurity threats,” DiNapoli said. “There are a lack of forward-thinking strategies, widespread training, and … New York. The legislation will provide much needed funding for local governments to modernize and protect their networks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… The state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) needs to improve its oversight of local departments of social services and homeless shelter … case management, access to health care, treatment for substance abuse, childcare services and assistance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… stands on firmer financial ground, largely because the state budget provided dedicated sources of revenue to close projected budget gaps, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual report on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-backDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Leaders to Seize This Chance to Improve NY’s Finances
… and using it to pay for critical infrastructure projects. In April, state leaders enacted the largest budget in New York history, more than $208 billion. The spending … pattern among high-income taxpayers, particularly in New York City, which has the highest combined state and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-leaders-seize-chance-improve-nys-financesDiNapoli: Major Retailers Agree to Report on Efforts to Protect Human Rights, Workplace Safety
… their overseas apparel suppliers and subcontractors in an effort to protect human and workplace standards. "Human … issues have revealed the extent to which subcontracting in substandard facilities is the norm in overseas apparel production. The 2014 Rana Plaza garment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-major-retailers-agree-report-efforts-protect-human-rights-workplace-safetyRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… the City's largest providers of special education services to preschoolers with disabilities, has been sentenced to up to three years in prison for stealing $5 million in City and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeDiNapoli: Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… Since the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling in 2010, DiNapoli has made it a priority to engage the Fund's … Inc. (41%); CMS Energy Corp. (36.2%); Equifax Inc. (35.9%); Western Union Co. (35.1%); Wynn Resorts (29.7%); Aetna (26%); United Healthcare Group (25%); Allstate (24.9%); Eli Lilly and Co. (24.8%); Textron Inc. (23.4%); Consol …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-corporations-disclose-political-spendingAm I Required to Have an Audit?
… auditor. A local government that expends $750,000 or more in federally awarded funds in its fiscal year is also required to have an audit, conducted by an external auditor, in accordance with the provisions of the federal "single …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/am-i-required-have-auditLaw Pertaining to SUNY Police Officers
… and Fire Retirement System (PFRS), what Tier will I be in PFRS? I have a prior PFRS Tier 2 membership. If I transfer … 2? How much of my ERS time will count towards my 25 years in the PFRS special plan? If I leave employment with SUNY and accept a position as a police officer in a municipality that has a 20 or 25 year retirement plan, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/law-pertaining-suny-police-officersOverpayments to Cabrini Medical Center (Follow-Up)
… were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the … report, which was issued on April 3, 2012, identified $1.9 million in Medicaid overpayments to Cabrini Medical Center. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/07/overpayments-cabrini-medical-center-followImproper Payments to a Physical Therapist (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Improper Payments to a Physical Therapist ( Report 2013-S-15 ). Background The … of the State’s Medicaid recipients are also enrolled in Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly and disabled. Individuals enrolled in both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/08/improper-payments-physical-therapist-followHow to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… In making a vendor responsibility determination, you must … and controls; appropriate legal authority to do business in New York; a satisfactory record of integrity; and an … vendor to address any negative information. Things to keep in mind: Determinations must be made on a case-by-case basis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationHow to Conduct a Vendor Responsibility Review
… whether you will conduct a vendor responsibility review for: all vendors as part of their bid or proposal submission; or only the vendor … more); and prospective vendors must certify the accuracy of the information they provide. Documenting the Vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-conduct-vendor-responsibility-review