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Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Improper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Report 2016-S-4 ). Background The State's Medicaid program provides a wide range of health care services to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. Effective May 1, 2012, the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/04/improper-episodic-payments-home-health-providers-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … and Reports (Albany County) The business manager prepared summary budget-to-actual information and presented it to the … however, found the reconciliations for the payroll account did not reflect the account's true cash balance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal … overtime costs could potentially be over budget by as much as $2.5 million and firefighting overtime costs could be … up to $9.8 million for water fund improvements. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsJune 2002: GASB Statement 34
… implementation will be required in order to receive an unqualified opinion on their financial statements. OSC staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/june-2002-gasb-statement-34Monitoring Town Asphalt Road Projects (2012MS-7)
… report - pdf] We also released 10 letter reports to the following Towns: Brookhaven [pdf] , East Hampton [pdf] , … of wages and supplements for the locality where the work is performed. The Law requires the vendor to submit certified … the asphalt vendor to help ensure that the HMA received is what the Town contractually agreed to purchase. Revise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2013/04/05/monitoring-town-asphalt-road-projects-2012ms-7DiNapoli: Oswego Teacher Charged With Stealing Over $4,000 From CiTi BOCES
… announced that Oswego County adult literacy teacher William Fisher was charged with falsifying his time sheets to … for Instruction Technology and Innovation (CiTi) BOCES. “William Fisher was supposed to help adults earn their GED and … announced that Oswego County adult literacy teacher William Fisher was charged with falsifying his time sheets to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-oswego-teacher-charged-stealing-over-4000-citi-bocesState Agencies Bulletin No. 194
… 5%, use the action of Data Change and reason of CHG PCT (CPT) and change the Part-Time PCT accordingly. If there is a … request the Action of Data Change and Reason of CHG PCT (CPT) effective the date of the change. Additional Data Change …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/194-new-bargaining-units-eligible-participate-voluntary-reduction-workDiNapoli Expands Anti-Corruption Initiative
… of Investigations to build on efforts which resulted in 30 arrests and the restitution of $3 million last year. The … providers recovered more than $2 million, prompted six arrests, four convictions and resulted in legislation … promote cancer screening for indigent New Yorkers; and The arrests and convictions of various local officials from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-expands-anti-corruption-initiativeCriminal History Background Checks of Unlicensed Health Care Employees
… safeguard patients through requests for required criminal history background checks when hiring unlicensed … March 3, 2017. Background The Department, through its Criminal History Record Check (CHRC) Legal Unit, is responsible for conducting criminal history background checks of unlicensed persons in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/08/criminal-history-background-checks-unlicensed-health-care-employeesDual Employment
… these staff violated time and attendance rules, resulting in payroll payments for time potentially not worked. Several … improper activity such as claiming to be working two places at the same time, not allowing sufficient commute time … controls, sometimes with management's knowledge. In most cases, due to poor supervision and record-keeping …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-0DiNapoli Releases October State Cash Report
… well as increased sales tax collections. Tax collections for the first seven months of the fiscal year were $220.7 … Enacted Budget projections, $46.6 million higher than the latest projections, and nearly $2.5 billion lower than a year … to http://www.osc.state.ny.us/finance/cbr.htm DiNapoli's office issues a state cash report every month identifying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-releases-october-state-cash-reportOversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Oversight of Telemental Health Services (Report 2020-S-16 ). About the Program The … 31 of the Mental Hygiene Law with the delivery of mental health services, including the use of telemental health … audio and video equipment to provide and support mental health services and psychiatric care from a remote location. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2115
… OSC transmits the electronic direct deposit file on Monday evening for the paycheck dated the same week. This allows the … to transmit the electronic direct deposit file on Monday evening, April 3, 2023. As a result, employee banks may delay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2115-paycheck-distribution-april-6-2023-institution-cycle-paychecksDiNapoli: Contractor Failed to Turn Over $1.5 Million in Prescription Drug Rebates to NYS
… to collect rebates from drug manufacturers on behalf of the New York State Health Insurance Plan (NYSHIP) failed … rebates but failed to turn over a significant amount of them to the state. This money is intended to help hold down costs of the program and contractors are expected to make every …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-contractor-failed-turn-over-15-million-prescription-drug-rebates-nysSelected Aspects of the Migrant Education Program
… – is a migratory agricultural worker or fisher, and who has moved between school districts within the past three … reach challenging academic standards and graduate with a high school diploma (or its equivalency), and/or participate in life skills as well as career education services and, to the extent practicable, successfully …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/15/selected-aspects-migrant-education-programXII.4.F Proper Invoice – XII. Expenditures
… must contain the following information: Vendor name; Name of NYS Agency that ordered the goods or services; Description … agencies must reject the invoice. Moreover, it is a best practice to notify the vendor within one business day of … These timeframes relate to preserving the allotted time an agency has to make a payment on time, thereby …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4f-proper-invoiceE&D Children Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… June 30, 2015, E&D reported approximately $11.8 million in reimbursable costs for the SEIT preschool cost-based … 3 fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, we identified $711,676 in reported costs that did not comply with the requirements in the RCM and the CFR Manual, as follows: $300,142 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/16/ed-children-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund and Coca Cola Reach Agreement on Executive Pay
… this step to help ensure that pay for its top executives is in line with the company’s overall compensation philosophy and long term performance, not simply on what executives at other companies are making." Many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-and-coca-cola-reach-agreement-executive-payState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … For instance, there are no processes to identify new high-value data sets to publish on Open Data and OGS has … with the requirements of EO 95 and continues to identify new data sets to add to Open Data. However, the department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: 33 School Districts Reported in Fiscal Stress
… Statewide, there were 33 school districts designated in fiscal stress under New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year ending in 2019, up from 26 reported in both 2018 and 2017. “Some of New York’s school districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-33-school-districts-reported-fiscal-stress