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Opinion 93-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … discussed in the opinion. BONDS OR NOTES -- Variable Rate Obligations (propriety of including a provision to … Whether a variable rate bond or note issued pursuant to Local Finance Law 5490 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8Opinion 92-31
… NYS2d 877; Stern v Kramarsky , 84 Misc 2d 447, 375 NYS2d 235; cf . People v Ohrenstein , 77 NY2d 38, 563 NYS2d 744). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Operational Training and Medical Assessments of Train Crews
… fit; and periodically monitored train crews forcontinued medical fitness. The audit period covered from January 1, … every three years. Train crews are also required to pass a medical assessment prior to assuming new responsibilities, and undergo periodical medical assessments every two years for Train Operators, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/01/operational-training-and-medical-assessments-train-crewsMedicaid Program – Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims: Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber
… as the rules and policies set forth by the Department of Health (Department) and the State Education Department. Our … the drug and drug strength were different from what the physician prescribed; and Claims for unauthorized and … the appropriateness of the providers’ (pharmacists and physicians) future participation in the Medicaid program. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-pharmacy-claims-joia-pharmacy-and-related-prescriberDiNapoli: Audit Uncovers $425 Million in Missed Medicaid Drug Rebates
… of Health (DOH) billed drug companies for $425.9 million in Medicaid drug rebates after auditors alerted the department to rebates it missed out on, according to a report released … hundreds of millions of dollars. Another $1.2 million in rebates could be collected with further efforts." In 1990, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-uncovers-425-million-missed-medicaid-drug-rebatesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Library , Town of Sweden , Town of Tyrone and the Town of West Union . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency … fund to pay bills over the last several years. Town of West Union – Board Oversight and Cash Receipts and … Library Town of Sweden Town of Tyrone and the Town of West Union …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Many SUNY Campus Foundations Operating Without Contracts or Proper Oversight
… available documentation that could be used to assess risk in the foundations' operations. SUNY officials told … auditors noted that SUNY administration could improve its risk assessment process to focus on the areas with the greatest risk of fraud. In examinations of UBF and SBF, auditors found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-many-suny-campus-foundations-operating-without-contracts-or-proper-oversightOther Bulletin No. 8
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for agency … eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 97. Effective Date(s) 4/2/09 - Paychecks dated 4/29/09 (Administration) Contract … employees who were placed on Military Stipend due to new military orders on or after the effective date of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-8-april-1-2009-salary-increase-suny-construction-fundUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-260
… units who meet the eligibility criteria: Union Name BU Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County DR … SA Communications Workers of America SD Assoc of Supreme Court Reporters within the City of New York SG … Putnam or Orange. In addition, consistent with prior practice, when a CSEA Agreement is reached, the negotiated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-260-april-2018-increases-location-pay-location-pay-mid-hudson-andUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Orthopedic Associates of Long Island
… Purpose To determine whether Orthopedic Associates of Long Island, LLP waived Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket costs, and if so, to quantify the overpayments made by United HealthCare resulting from … To determine whether Orthopedic Associates of Long Island LLP waived Empire Plan members outofpocket …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-orthopedic-associates-long-islandOpinion 94-17
… The fees, however, may be imposed only upon users of the service (see Opn No. 92-18, supra). In addition, the amounts … must be reasonably related to the cost of providing the service to users of the service (1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-40, … with constitutional equal protection guarantees (see NY Const, art I, §11; Elmwood-Utica Houses v Buffalo Sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School and Local Government Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school and local government audits have been issued. Town of Addison … of new employee paperwork for the 37 new employees. Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-and-local-government-auditsDiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York’s farmers know how important honey bees and other pollinators are to our … audit found the Department of Agriculture and Markets can do more to detect the diseases and parasites that destroy bee … economy and we should do everything we can to support it. I encourage the Department to implement my recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-programDiNapoli: Preschool Special Education Provider Received Nearly $6 Million for Ineligible Expenses
… found numerous cases of waste, abuse and in some cases criminal conduct. As a result of these findings and at the … related to these audits have resulted in 10 arrests, seven criminal convictions and the recovery of more than $5 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-preschool-special-education-provider-received-nearly-6-million-ineligible-expensesOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law
… the rechargeable battery and portable electronic product industry – had, prior to the Law’s implementation, already … by quantity or weight. The Department is responsible for analysis of this information and submission of a report on such analysis to the Executive and Legislature biennially. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/29/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-lawState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… George Junior Republic Union Free School District – Website Transparency (Tompkins County) Although school district officials maintain a website, certain financial information was either not posted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsFederal Relief Aid Temporarily Reverses Trend of NY Sending More to Washington Than It Gets Back
… Historic relief funds from the federal government, provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, boosted New York’s per … balance of payments from Washington from second-to-last in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2019 to 40th in FFY 2020 among states, according to a report released by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/federal-relief-aid-temporarily-reverses-trend-ny-sending-more-washington-it-gets-backState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… in the “town-wide” and “town-outside-village” general funds. Town-wide funds are used for the benefit of residents of the entire town, including the village. Town-outside-village funds are used only for the benefit of residents in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… NYC. The city has large outstanding balances due from summonses for parking violations, and DOF has not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… the money that was collected from them didn’t always go to crime victims, with some funds languishing for years, according to a review of more than 340 cases at 13 county probation … a key part of the legal process that allows crime victims to recoup losses caused by the crime,” DiNapoli said. “County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victims