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Opinion 95-22

… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … (use of tax moneys to purchase exercise equipment) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Fishkill Exempt Firemen's … Benevolent Association may not expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to purchase exercise equipment for use …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-22

X.4.D Location – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management

… the physical and email ordering address for purchase orders, payment terms which may include early payment … to ensure transactions route appropriately (i.e., purchase orders go to the correct address and ACH payments deposit to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x4d-location

IX.6.F Agency Draw Procedures – IX. Federal Grants

… In very limited circumstances, the cognizant state agency maintains the responsibility for requesting federal … for program spending. In those instances, the state agency must ensure that temporary loan authority has been … are not available to fund other state payments. Once an agency requests reimbursement, the agency should enter a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6f-agency-draw-procedures

III.3 Scope of the SFS – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)

… performance against plans. In the establish control phase, the SFS records the appropriation and segregation … by agency management are also recorded. In the execution phase, the SFS processes vouchers and encumbrances, provides … available to agencies that require them. In the evaluation phase, the SFS provides budgetary reporting which shows …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii3-scope-sfs

Problem Claims – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process

… purchase orders or receiving slips) is missing, the claim should be held until the supporting documentation is … is not provided, there may be an increased risk that the claim is not legitimate. If the claim is mathematically … partially paid before, reject the entire claim or reduce it to the unpaid amount. Be aware that the submission of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/problem-claims

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on State Budget Negotiations

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement today on state budget negotiations. “The Governor and Legislature are discussing many important … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli issued the following statement today on state budget negotiations …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-state-budget-negotiations

Reporting Member Contributions – Enhanced Reporting

… employee’s full gross salary (which you report to NYSLRS). For information about how much your NYSLRS employees … (including information about voluntary contributions for eligible members), please see the Member Contributions … page . Contribution Refunds If you reported and paid for more contributions than are owed, you can request a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/reporting-member-contributions

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1912

… All agencies with appropriations due to lapse on 06/30/2021 are affected. Background Appropriations allocated to … all current position pools that are affected by lapsing: June 30, 2021 Lapsing Chartfield Strings in PayServ A link … These updates must be completed in PayServ before June 17th for the Institution check dated 07/01/2021 and the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1912-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-events

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1838

… are updated with valid chartfield strings. If an agency does not believe that the chartfield string associated with …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1838-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-events

Electronic Fund Transfer Instructions

… If you uploaded your report or entered a manual report on our website ( … ( https://ouf.osc.ny.gov/app/holder/payment/search ). This is a secure and easy way to submit your reports and payments. … ID/Block ID  0000408976 Supply the following information in the remark/description record of the transaction: Payor  – …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/electronic-fund-transfer-instructions

Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program – Monitoring of Health and Safety Requirements

… collaborating with school districts comprise a wide range of early child care and education providers, including: … children. Key Findings The Department does not directly monitor UPK providers for health and safety. Instead, the … of UPK facilities. Implement a structured system to monitor school districts’ oversight and inspections of health …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/20/universal-pre-kindergarten-program-monitoring-health-and-safety-requirements

Unnecessary Managed Care Payments for Medicaid Recipients With Medicare (Follow-Up)

… included in our initial audit report, Unnecessary Managed Care Payments for Medicaid Recipients With Medicare (Report … (Department) made premium payments to Medicaid managed care plans for Medicaid recipients who also had Medicare … we identified about 271,000 unnecessary Medicaid managed care payments (totaling about $111 million) that were made on …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/01/unnecessary-managed-care-payments-medicaid-recipients-medicare-follow

Administration of the Article 8-A Loan Program

… qualified projects and their intended purpose, and whether loan recipients are complying with the requirements of their … June 30, 2012. Background HPD administers the Article 8-A Loan Program (Program), which provides low interest rate … is to improve living conditions and to preserve safe and affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/18/administration-article-8-loan-program

Dairy Inspections

… of Information Technology Services, to easily and readily store, access, and analyze all inspection information. Other …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/06/dairy-inspections

Selected M/WBE Purchases by Various Facilities

… (AIW) complied with minority- or women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) procurement rules and other State … AIW complied with minority or womenowned business enterprise …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/07/selected-mwbe-purchases-various-facilities

Child Care Licensing and Inspection

… Purpose To determine if the Office of Children and Family Services’ (Office) child care licensing and inspection activities ensure … period January 1, 2012 through May 9, 2014. Background The Office's mission is to promote the well-being and safety of … To determine if the Office of Children and Family Services Office child care …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/14/child-care-licensing-and-inspection

Disposal of Electronic Devices

… being surplused by the State University of New York at Albany (University at Albany) through the Office of General Services (OGS) are … responsibility for clearing the data from these devices. At the time of our audit, the University at Albany had 36 … being surplused by the State University of New York at Albany University at Albany through the Office of General …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/04/disposal-electronic-devices

Oversight of International Offices

… October 17, 2012. Background ESD's International Division is responsible for promoting international trade and … Africa and the United Kingdom. Key Findings ESD does not have an appropriate performance monitoring system in place to … improvements include requiring adequate documentation, such as bank statements and vendor invoices, to support the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/28/oversight-international-offices

Selected Aspects of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program

… of the cases we reviewed, the Department did not use progressive enforcement actions. Instead, violators in these … safety histories and out-of-service violations. Impose progressive enforcement actions, such as compliance reviews …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/22/selected-aspects-motor-carrier-safety-assistance-program

Improper Medicaid Payments for Terminated Drugs (Follow-Up)

To assess the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report Improper Medicaid Payments for Terminated Drugs Report 2019S45

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/improper-medicaid-payments-terminated-drugs-follow