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Natural Gas Damage Compensation Fund
… 2017-2018: A.2972 (Englebright) – Establishes the natural gas production contamination response and compensation program; and creates the New York natural gas production contamination damage recovery and remediation … Establishes the natural gas production contamination response and compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/natural-gas-damage-compensation-fundDrug Management and Disposal
… to buy them. Key Recommendations Assess additional strategies to continue raising public awareness of proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/27/drug-management-and-disposalPipeline Safety Oversight (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Pipeline Safety Oversight ( 2015-S - 31 ). Background New York State’s pipelines transmit, gather, … Service Commission: Pipeline Safety Oversight (2015-S-31) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/pipeline-safety-oversight-followNursing Home Surveillance (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Nursing Home Surveillance ( 2015-S-26 ). Background The Department of Health (Department) oversees nursing home facilities in New York State through its Division of … State regulations and procedures for conducting nursing home surveys and whether survey processes, including the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/08/nursing-home-surveillance-followOptimizing Medicaid Drug Rebates (Follow-Up)
… made in our initial audit report, Optimizing Medicaid Drug Rebates (Report 2015-S-1 ). Background The State’s … able to recover a portion of the Medicaid prescription drug costs by requesting rebates from drug manufacturers. We issued our initial audit report on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/20/optimizing-medicaid-drug-rebates-followNY-Sun Incentive Program (Follow-Up)
… monitored for timely completion and inspected for quality assurance, and that deviations from policy are properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/ny-sun-incentive-program-followOversight of International Offices (Follow-Up)
… made significant improvements in managing payments to foreign offices, it did not have an appropriate monitoring system to evaluate foreign offices’ activities against contract performance … The recommendations were for ESD to better monitor its foreign office activities to ensure compliance with contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/oversight-international-offices-followRailroad Bridge Inspection Program (Follow-Up)
… recommendations included in our original report, Railroad Bridge Inspection Program (Report 2013-S-5). Background Our … oversaw railroads in the State to ensure they meet the bridge inspection requirements. We concluded that the … monitoring whether the railroads complied with its bridge and inspection reporting requirements and made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/04/railroad-bridge-inspection-program-followInfrastructure Inspection and Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… a risk existed that critical structures most in need of repair were not given priority, as the Corporation's process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/12/infrastructure-inspection-and-maintenance-followSelected Financial Management Practices (Follow-Up)
… of the 19 recommendations included in our initial report, Selected Financial Management Practices ( 2013-S-56 ). Background Our prior audit found the Hudson … in correcting the problems we identified in the initial report. However, additional actions are still needed. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/15/selected-financial-management-practices-followFinancial Management Practices
… Purpose To determine if the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District’s (District) financial management … Background The District regulates the flow of the Hudson River and the Black River to reduce flooding caused by excess … To determine if the Hudson RiverBlack River Regulating Districts District financial management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/25/financial-management-practicesImproper Payments to a Dentist (Follow-Up)
… Medicaid made $66,402 in improper payments to a dentist, Dr. Prosper Bonsi, DMD. The payments included claims for … the improper payments and monitor claims submitted by Dr. Bonsi. We also recommended that the Department implement … in the initial audit report. This included monitoring Dr. Bonsi’s claims for behavior management and after-hours …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/30/improper-payments-dentist-followCollection of Electronic Waste Fees
… Conservation (Department) properly collects all fees and surcharges due to the Environmental Protection Fund … fee. The Department is required to deposit all fees and surcharges into the Fund. The Department collected a total of $371,000 in registration fees from 116 manufacturers, eight collectives, and 84 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/02/collection-electronic-waste-feesYouth Facility Chargeback Rates to Localities (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the seven … in our original report, Youth Facility Chargeback Rates to Localities (2009-S-20). Background Our initial audit … To determine the extent of implementation of the seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/youth-facility-chargeback-rates-localities-followOversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (Report … the children who are at risk in the most serious types of child abuse cases. However, the actions taken are not … Office of Children and Family Services: Oversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (2007-S-129) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/19/oversight-child-protective-services-outside-new-york-city-followLicense Fee Revenues (Follow-Up)
… five recommendations included in our initial audit report, License Fee Revenues (Report 2010-N-1). Background The New … June 30, 2013 the Department collected $8.1 million in license fees, $10 million in franchise fees, and fines … to identify businesses that operate without a required license. The objective of our follow-up was to assess the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/license-fee-revenues-followNon-Emergency Patient Transportation Services (Follow-Up)
… of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Non-Emergency Patient Transportation Services (Report 2008-N-3). Background The New York City Health and … of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report NonEmergency Patient Transportation Report 2008N …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/non-emergency-patient-transportation-services-followMedicaid Program – Payments for Death-Related One-Day Inpatient Admissions
… effectively implemented and applied the new APR DRG-based hospital inpatient payment system for Medicaid services when … implemented to provide a more equitable payment method for hospital inpatient services and to better reflect the … For instance, Medicaid paid $153,329 on a claim with hospital charges totaling $9,685 for a patient who died …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/15/medicaid-program-payments-death-related-one-day-inpatient-admissionsDepartment of Labor Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payments January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
… $204,464 in UI benefit payments against penalties assessed for overpayments we identified, recover $426,637 in … to help detect and prevent erroneous UI benefit payments. For a complete copy of Report 2018-UI-01, click here . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/19/department-labor-examination-unemployment-insurance-benefit-payments-january-1-2017Operational Training and Medical Assessments of Train Crews (Follow-Up)
… and how to respond in situations that may delay trains en route, it is essential that SIR ensure train crews take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/13/operational-training-and-medical-assessments-train-crews-follow