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Opinion 97-11
… Whether art 18 of the Gen Municipal Law authorizes a city to require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11Opinion 93-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Financial Disclosure (authority of State … Whether the State Comptroller may obtain copies of annual financial disclosure statements filed with a local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-32State Contract and Payment Actions in November
… $2.1 million to Knowledge Builders Inc., $1.2 million to MVP Consulting Plus Inc., and $6.5 million to 30 other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,449 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.5 … 4,900 payments valued at nearly $11.5 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneState Contract and Payment Actions in January
… for hourly-based IT services, including $2.2 million to MVP Consulting Plus, Inc., $1.5 million to Knowledge Builders …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… In June, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 896 contracts for state … . The Governor’s Executive Order 202 suspended the Office of the State Comptroller’s review and approval of contracts related to the COVID-19 crisis until August 6, … In June the Office of the State Comptroller approved 896 contracts for state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneOpinion 89-50
… discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (drainage improvement on private property) CLAIMS -- Compromise or Settlement (drainage improvement on private property as settlement) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (drainage improvement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Opinion 91-8
… statute, are inconsistent with public policy, or suggest self interest or partiality or economic impropriety (see, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-8State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… from 2 months to as long as 28 months without final clearance. In a follow-up, auditors found DOH has made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli: State Failed to Block Payments to Providers Supplying Controlled Substances Beyond Legal Limits
… limits. In one instance, DiNapoli’s auditors found that a pharmacy filled two telephone orders for the anti-anxiety … to DOH, do not have system edits to prevent the payment of pharmacy claims for controlled substances that exceed supply … controls. DiNapoli recommended DOH: Review the improper pharmacy claims and make recoveries, as appropriate; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-failed-block-payments-providers-supplying-controlled-substances-beyond-legal-limitsState Police Bulletin No. SP-107
… automatically. Affected Employees Employees represented by the NYS Police Investigators Association (Bargaining Unit 62) who meet the eligibility criteria Background Pursuant to the State of New York and the New York State Police Investigators …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-107-2008-state-police-holiday-bonus-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1564
… compensation contributions in a current calendar year pay check for which an employee was later placed on workers’ … compensation contributions in a current calendar year pay check for which an employee was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1564-new-york-state-deferred-compensation-plan-nysdcp-refunds-employeesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Department of Social Services and the City of Yonkers . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … and related recording and reporting inaccuracies reflected in the accounting records and monthly reports to the board. … recorded capital reserves and operating fund expenditures. In addition, the board inappropriately authorized the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $210.2 Billion
… term return expectations and provide retirement security for our members, retirees and their beneficiaries,” DiNapoli … Returns for the Fund’s Asset Classes (as of March 31, 2019) Percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-2102-billionNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler Announce Guilty Plea in City of Newburgh Embezzlement Case
… Staten Island, pleaded guilty before Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill, to grand larceny in the fourth … of Staten Island pleaded guilty before Orange County Court Judge Robert H Freehill to grand larceny in the fourth degree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-orange-county-district-attorney-david-m-hoovlerState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Assessment Process (2015-F-28) An initial audit issued in May 2014 found that HRA applied a fair and consistent … assessment process when determining client eligibility in compliance with governing policies and procedures. … number of overturned HRA determinations and costly, and in some cases unnecessary, OTDA Fair Hearings. Auditors also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0UnitedHealthcare – Out-of-Network Providers Upcoding Selected Evaluation and Management Services
… of Civil Service (Civil Service) administers NYSHIP. In carrying out its responsibilities, Civil Service contracts … E/M services. Key Findings Improvements are needed in United’s method for monitoring out-of-network providers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/31/unitedhealthcare-out-network-providers-upcoding-selected-evaluation-and-management-servicesBank Street College of Education – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… included $338,175 in personal service costs, $246,707 in administrative overhead costs, and $165 in other than … by time and attendance records; $246,707 in parent agency administrative overhead costs that were not adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/13/bank-street-college-education-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDevelopmental Disabilities Institute, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… in reported costs that did not comply with the RCM’s requirements, as follows: $69,350 in vehicle expenses that … documented and not program related; $2,004 in legal costs that were insufficiently documented or charged to … to ensure their compliance with SED's reimbursement requirements. To DDI: Ensure that costs reported on future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/developmental-disabilities-institute-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Hospitals' Claims for Lengthy Acute Care Admissions
… processing and payment. Certain levels of care are more intensive, and therefore more expensive than others. When a … (ALC) setting, hospitals should not bill Medicaid for more intensive acute levels of care. To help ensure Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/25/medicaid-program-overpayments-hospitals-claims-lengthy-acute-care-admissions