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Time and Attendance Practices of Selected Employees
… Purpose To determine whether the time and attendance-related records for selected Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) employees reflected their actual time worked. We also determined whether identified … New York City during their respective work weeks who are reporting that they reside outside of New York City and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/04/time-and-attendance-practices-selected-employeesDiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… state agencies to develop transparency plans and post data online. It is working with health providers to collect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesOpinion 98-14
… TOWN LAW, §§104, 106; HIGHWAY LAW, §141; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): The town highway superintendent's … local law, supersede these budget estimate requirements. You ask whether the annual budget estimate submitted by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care
… related to the terminal illness. Hospice can be provided in the home or in an inpatient setting and includes nursing and physician … medical social services, drugs for symptom control and pain relief, counseling, and physical and occupational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-careOversight of Critical Foster Care Program Requirements (Follow-Up)
… this report is issued for officials to provide information on any actions that are planned to address unresolved issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/03/oversight-critical-foster-care-program-requirements-followHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Follow-Up)
… Community Renewal (HCR) consists of several of New York State’s major housing and community renewal agencies, … to just 36 LPAs to serve only 36 of the 62 counties in the State. Furthermore, there were significant delays from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/13/housing-trust-fund-corporation-oversight-residential-emergency-services-offer-home-repairsOpinion 89-56
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … this proposed incentive payment constitutes a gift of town funds in violation of Article VIII, §1 of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56Opinion 91-42
… village funds) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-n; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10[1][i]; VILLAGE LAW, §4-408: A village and … (see General Municipal Law, §119-n). As to the village's home rule power in this instance, we note that villages are … to their property, affairs or government (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i], [ii][e][3]). Since fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-42Opinion 93-27
… townwide taxes within town outside village area) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(8); TAX LAW, §1262(c): When a … of sales tax is not a matter within a town's home rule authority (see Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][a][8]; Town of Moreau v County of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Opinion 89-2
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES - Municipal Nursing Homes (participation in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-2Management of Indoor Air Quality for Individuals With Asthma (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Management of Indoor Air Quality for Individuals With Asthma (Report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/09/management-indoor-air-quality-individuals-asthma-followSaratoga County – Financial Condition (2013M-235)
… Home is approximately $26 million, funded primarily by resident service revenue and interfund transfers from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/saratoga-county-financial-condition-2013m-235Focus on Identity Theft
… REPORTS INCREASED 200% in New York State between 2019 and 2021. (Source: Federal Trade Commission) Here are ways to … Leave Social Security cards home; carry only the credit and bank cards you need. Avoid giving out personal … official communication from the DOL regarding unemployment benefits for which you did not apply, you can report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/focus-identity-theftImproper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Long-Term Care Plans (Follow-Up)
… communities. MLTC plans offer a range of services, such as home health care, nursing home care, dentistry, vision care, and durable medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/31/improper-fee-service-payments-services-covered-managed-long-term-care-plans-followMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies on Behalf of Recipients in Nursing Homes
… prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) as a benefit of the program. Durable medical equipment encompasses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-managed-care-payments-durable-medical-equipmentSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… Key Recommendation Work with the Comptroller's Division of Payroll, Accounting and Revenue Services to take any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/01/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Follow-Up) (2018-F-2)
To determine the implementation status of the two recommendations made in our initial audit report, Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-18f2.pdfOpinion 88-2
… of (means of financing collection in villages) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(e)(2); VILLAGE LAW, §5-518: A … of users fees to pay for garbage collection services. You ask if a village, which intends to provide garbage … improvement were subject to assessment, stated that "(i)t is settled law that all properties within an area to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-2Seminars for Local Officials
… lives is not an easy task and that finding time in your schedule for essential training to enhance your fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/academy/seminars-local-officialsNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Subscribe for Latest Updates The State Comptroller’s office is committed to … on the state’s economy and finances. Subscribe to get the latest update. Subscribe Read Prior Editions August 19, … and jobs regained in the following two months, were: Long Island – 296,000 jobs lost, with 29.4 percent (87,000) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-19-2020