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Opinion 97-6
… System (use of surcharge revenues to construct housing for enhanced emergency telephone system) -- Powers and Duties … (as including construction of appropriate housing for E911 system) -- "Operations and maintenance costs" (as … compensation thereof, the housing of system equipment and all other costs not included within the meaning of system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-6Registration and Enforcement of Automotive Services, Sales, and Salvage Facilities
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) adequately ensures automotive service, sales, and … January 1, 2014 through April 21, 2017. Background The Department is responsible for administering motor vehicle … To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles adequately ensures automotive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/15/registration-and-enforcement-automotive-services-sales-and-salvage-facilitiesNorth Country Kids, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… The audit covered expenses reported on North Country’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, and certain expenses … fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. Background North Country is an SED-approved, for-profit special education provider … provides preschool special education services to children with disabilities who are between three and five years of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/12/north-country-kids-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualWage Subsidy and Transitional Employment Programs (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit … employers for their wage subsidy costs (i.e., cost of the wages and fringe benefits paid to participants during … To determine the extent of implementation of 2 recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/09/wage-subsidy-and-transitional-employment-programs-followAdirondack Helping Hands, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… ineligible costs included: $22,215 in other than personal service costs that consisted of $9,453 in ineligible rent, … and life insurance costs; and $15,428 in excess personal service costs for two Adirondack owners who also worked for a … Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2016-S-48) North Country Kids, Inc.: Compliance With the Reimbursable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/02/adirondack-helping-hands-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualVariety Child Learning Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. Background Variety, a not-for-profit organization located in Syosset, New York, is an SED-approved provider of special … a range of special education services and programs to children with disabilities from birth to eight years of age. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/variety-child-learning-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualSelected Operating and Administrative Practices of the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Operating and … combating prescription drug diversion and abuse in New York State, in large part through its analysis and use of prescription … of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report Selected Operating and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/23/selected-operating-and-administrative-practices-bureau-narcotic-enforcement-followTrash Can Free Stations Pilot Program
… a week. Transit’s Department of Subways (Subways) engages in several activities to maintain station cleanliness. It … Manhattan and Queens. Trash collected is bagged and stored in refuse storage rooms and platform housings. However, trash storage capacity is limited and may result in the overflow being left in “exposed bags” on platforms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/22/trash-can-free-stations-pilot-programEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period April 1, 2011 Through June 30, 2011 (Follow-Up)
… report, Empire BlueCross BlueShield: Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period April 1, 2011 Through June 30, 2011 … The Empire Plan (Plan) is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. The Department of Civil Service contracts with … audit report Empire BlueCross BlueShield Selected Payments for Special Items …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/30/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-april-1-2011-throughOpinion 2000-2
… RULE LAW, §10(l)(i): A village, by resolution, may provide for bands, movies and similar events as part of its … youth programs. It also may enter into agreements with not-for-profit agencies accepting federal funds pursuant to the … In addition, it may, by local law, further provide for the promotion of literary, graphic, dramatic and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Housing Preferences for Veterans (Follow-Up)
… City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (NYC HPD). We specifically found two housing companies in … veterans had been identified on their waiting lists. NYC HPD approved many of these non-veterans’ applications, … included in our initial report. Key Finding NYC HPD has made progress in addressing the issues identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/29/housing-preferences-veterans-followInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Follow-Up)
… our initial audit report, which was issued on Report April 26, 2013, our objective was to determine whether the New York … (NYSTA) inspects its highway bridges and repairs defects (i.e., flagged conditions). We found that NYSTA repairs … evaluations and plans of action were not documented for red-flagged bridges. Key Finding NYSTA implemented the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects-followTravel Plaza Revenues and Capital Improvements (Follow-Up)
… 2010, our objective was to determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) adequately ensured that fuel … Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest New York State Thruway Authority: Gas Prices at Thruway Travel Plazas (2008-S-159) New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/14/travel-plaza-revenues-and-capital-improvements-followAccuracy of Reported Discharge Data (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … report, which was issued March 29, 2011, our objective was to determine whether the New York City Department of … without sufficient documentation under SED guidelines to support a discharge classification. Specifically, when we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/09/accuracy-reported-discharge-data-followRainbow Rhymes Learning Center (Follow-Up)
… the implementation status of the three recommendations in our initial report, State Education Department: Rainbow Rhymes Learning Center (Report 2009-S-84). Background Our initial audit report, which was issued on August 6, 2010, … the implementation status of the three recommendations in our initial report State Education Department Rainbow Rhymes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/27/rainbow-rhymes-learning-center-followAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Pratt Institute
… Purpose To determine whether Pratt Institute complied with the Education Law (Law) and the Commissioner of … Program (TAP) awards. Background Pratt Institute (Pratt), with campuses in Brooklyn and Manhattan, is a postsecondary … Pratt's certification procedures substantially complied with the governing Law and Regulations during the audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/audit-tuition-assistance-program-pratt-instituteOversight of Grants (Follow-Up)
… have been partially implemented. Department officials are awaiting implementation of a new Statewide Grants Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/oversight-grants-followOverpayments for Medicare Part C Coinsurance Charges (Follow-Up)
… report, issued on September 26, 2012, examined whether Medicaid made inappropriate payments to medical providers for services rendered to Medicaid recipients enrolled in a Healthfirst Medicare Advantage Plan. Many Medicaid recipients are also enrolled in Medicare Part C. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/12/overpayments-medicare-part-c-coinsurance-charges-followNew York Psychiatric Center – Controls Over State Resources (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit … Institute (Institute), established in 1895, is one of two clinical research facilities administered by the … To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/new-york-psychiatric-center-controls-over-state-resources-followMedicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2008 Through March 31, 2009 (Follow-Up)
… recommendations included in our initial audit report, Medicaid Claims Processing Activity - October 1, 2008 through … the Department's eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted from approved providers, were … Related Audits/Reports of Interest Department of Health: Medicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2008 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/12/medicaid-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2008-through-march-31-2009-follow