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Overpayments for Medicare Part C Coinsurance Charges (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Overpayments for Medicare Part C Coinsurance Charges (2011-S-33). … Medicaid made inappropriate payments to medical providers for services rendered to Medicaid recipients enrolled in a … participating providers that the plans reimburse directly for services provided to enrollees. Medicare Advantage Plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/12/overpayments-medicare-part-c-coinsurance-charges-followAccuracy of Reported Discharge Data (Follow-Up)
… when we examined DoE’s discharge classifications for its 2004-08 general education cohort (i.e., the students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/09/accuracy-reported-discharge-data-followViolations of Law, Conflicts of Interest and Other Improprieties at the Department of Correctional Services' Food Production Center (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our … Dean, his staff, and various food vendors complied with State laws relating to ethics and procurement. In that … and his staff solicited donations from certain vendors for annual picnics and parties, which resulted in his staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/violations-law-conflicts-interest-and-other-improprieties-department-correctional-servicesState Police Bulletin No. SP-81
… Purpose To provide the agency with procedures for processing the payment. Affected Employees Employees … Criteria The Holiday Bonus Pay shall be four days of pay for employees in Bargaining Unit 62 who are in Active or Paid … from both the regular paycheck and the separate check for the Holiday Bonus Pay. There will be no Direct Deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-81-2004-state-police-holiday-bonus-payCity of Corning – Misappropriation of Finance Department Cash Receipts (2014M-140)
… March 27, 2014. Background The City of Corning is located in Steuben County and has a population of approximately … was manipulated and misappropriations of more than $5,000 in cash receipts occurred over a three-month period. We identified weaknesses in collecting, recording and depositing the fees for code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/08/13/city-corning-misappropriation-finance-department-cash-receipts-2014m-140Vested Retirement Benefit – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… provisions of the retirement plan that you were covered by in your last public employment determine the vested benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/vested-retirement-benefitSaugerties Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-77)
… officials’ management of extra-classroom activities for the period July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. … The Saugerties Central School District is located in the Towns of Saugerties, Ulster and Woodstock in Ulster County. The District, which operates six schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/14/saugerties-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m-77Medicaid Program – Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits
… methodology in an effort to pay providers more accurately for their services. APG claims are reimbursed based on … million in actual and potential overpayments to providers for services that exceeded Medicaid service limits. For example, Medicaid limits dental exams to two times per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/29/medicaid-program-ambulatory-patient-groups-payments-duplicate-claims-and-services-excessPolice Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… appropriate controls over property room inventory for the period January 1, 2012 through December 5, 2013. … of the 2,894 items tested lacked supporting documentation for disposal. The eight law enforcement agencies that use a … Recommendations Review and update policies and procedures for controlling property. Monitor activity in the property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4Attica Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-127)
… officials transferred more than $1.7 million of surplus funds from the general fund to the debt service fund from … policy or plan for establishing, funding and using reserve funds. Develop and implement a plan for using the excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-127Homer Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-306)
… a total of almost $3.6 million of unexpended surplus funds and budgeted for expenditures from its reserves in its budgets. Although unexpended surplus and reserve funds were included in the budgets as a financing sources, the District did not actually use the surplus funds or all of the budgeted reserve fund amounts as planned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/homer-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-306Hempstead Union Free School District – Management of District Resources (2014M-253)
… $178.8 million. Key Findings The Board appointed and changed administrators and entered into and changed agreements with no documented plan, reason or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/29/hempstead-union-free-school-district-management-district-resources-2014mControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… To determine whether the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) has adequate controls over the cash advance accounts it … Treasury to a local bank account for use by the agency. WCB was authorized to have two advance accounts with a total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsThe Ex-spouse’s Payments – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS receives all required documents before the member’s retirement, payments to the ex-spouse will begin as of the member’s retirement date, unless otherwise specified in the DRO. It’s … to the ex-spouse are taxable. NYSLRS will mail a 1099-R form to the ex-spouse for taxable payments made during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/ex-spouses-paymentsDiNapoli Halts $24 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… after finding 7,482 improper filings –an 18 percent rise from last year. To date, DiNapoli's office audited and … after finding 7482 improper filings an 18 percent rise from last year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-halts-24-million-suspicious-tax-refundsQuogue Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Cash Receipts (2013M-274)
… The Quogue Union Free School District is located in the Town of Southampton, in Suffolk County. The District is governed by the Board of … Develop a plan to use the surplus fund balance identified in this report in a manner that benefits District taxpayers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/13/quogue-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-cash-receiptsNewark Central School District – Financial Condition and Claims Processing (2016M-267)
… financial condition management and claims auditing process for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016. Background … 2,000 students. Budgeted general fund appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year total approximately $47.6 … a reserve plan which details the District’s intentions for funding reserves, determines how much should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/newark-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-claims-processingWaverly Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-148)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period of July 1, 2011, to March 26, 2013. Background The Waverly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/waverly-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-148Accounts Payable Advisory No. 20
… SFS Imaging and Attachment Guidance; Record Retention for Accounts Payable Vouchers Guidance: Consistent with the … facilitate timely payment approval. The auditors’ requests for information may be limited depending on the extent to … Retention – Accounts Payable Vouchers and Land Claims , for further policy references. If a Business Unit decides to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/20-document-attachments-sfsLiberty Central School District – Budget Review (B4-13-4)
… The District’s proposed budget complies with the property tax levy limit set by statute. Key Recommendations Prepare a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/25/liberty-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-13-4