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DiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… during 2015, including $2.3 million for dead patients and millions more for recipients who had been dropped from … ""The department agreed with most of our recommendations and is working to fix the problems we have uncovered. It … the state Department of Health (DOH), is a federal, state, and locally funded program that provides a wide range of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsOpinion 92-17
… In Town of Moreau v County of Saratoga , 142 AD2d 864, 531 NYS2d 61, however, the Appellate Division, Third … revenues are allocated to the towns ....(142 AD2d at 865, 531 NYS2d at 62; emphasis added) Although this statement may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17Medicaid Program – Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance
… additional sources of health care coverage. In accordance with the New York State Social Services Law, the Department’s … managed care premium payments could be minimized with improved oversight and management by the Department: The … The Department has not implemented similar controls with regard to non-NYSOH-enrolled recipients, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/13/medicaid-program-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-partyMedicaid Program – Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims: Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber
… prescriptions were missing or invalid; Claims in which the medication dispensing labels contained inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-pharmacy-claims-joia-pharmacy-and-related-prescriberWest Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-44)
… West Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. (Department) Board of Directors (Board) provide adequate oversight of financial operations? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/08/29/west-sparta-independent-volunteer-fire-department-companyDiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… from them didn’t always go to crime victims, with some funds languishing for years, according to a review of more … up their efforts to make sure that victims are getting the funds they deserve.” Restitution is court-ordered … 13 departments failed to pay out some restitution and held funds for years because they did not make reasonable efforts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsDiNapoli: NYC Financial Plan Improved From June
… savings of $1.1 billion by the end of the plan period (FY 2026), but this will not be enough to counter an increase in … to larger budget gaps in FY 2025 ($4.6 billion) and FY 2026 ($5.9 billion) than estimated in June. Certain PEG … annually in FY 2024, and reach nearly $5 billion in FY 2026, raising the potential budget gap in that year to over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nyc-financial-plan-improved-juneXII.6.S Paying a Vendor in a Foreign Currency – XII. Expenditures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in … This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6s-paying-vendor-foreign-currencyTown of Randolph – Justice Court Operations (2021M-76)
… Determine whether the Town of Randolph Town Town Justice Justice accurately recorded deposited disbursed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/08/27/town-randolph-justice-court-operations-2021m-76Kortright Rural Fire District – Financial Activities (2022M-51)
… audit the Treasurer’s records. Seek competition for heating oil; had officials worked with the New York State … could have saved $2,805, 21 percent of the District’s heating oil cost. Key Recommendations l Periodically review bank statements, canceled checks and bank reconciliations. Annually audit the Treasurer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/06/24/kortright-rural-fire-district-financial-activities-2022m-51Forestburgh Fire District – Financial Activities (2015M-203)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial activities for the period October 1, 2013 through … Conduct a thorough annual audit of the Treasurer’s records. Audit all claims before payment, including preapproved utility payments. Deposit cash receipts in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/10/16/forestburgh-fire-district-financial-activities-2015m-203Clifton Park-Halfmoon Fire District No. 1 – Length of Service Award Program (2015M-64)
… Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) service credit for the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014. … Background The Clifton Park-Halfmoon Fire District No. 1 is a district corporation of the State, separate and distinct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/06/26/clifton-park-halfmoon-fire-district-no-1-length-service-award-program-2015mWestchester Library System – Procurement (2015M-199)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Library System’s procurement processes for the period January 1, 2014 … through June 23, 2015. Background The Westchester Library System is a nonprofit cooperative public library system which was chartered by the New York State Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/10/02/westchester-library-system-procurement-2015m-199Greene County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-294)
… that have not been turned over to the State Comptroller as abandoned property, even though the funds have been in the custody of … years. Key Recommendation Ensure that all moneys deemed abandoned property are paid to the State Comptroller in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/12/12/greene-county-court-and-trust-funds-2014m-294Town of Mina – Financial Management and Vehicle Fuel Procurement (2014M-34)
… if diesel and ethanol blended gasoline was purchased from State contract vendors in 2012 and 2013. Key Recommendations … and that budgets are realistic. Review bid documents and State and county contracts to ensure that vehicle fuel is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/06/town-mina-financial-management-and-vehicle-fuel-procurement-2014m-34Rockland County – Court and Trust Funds (2019M-45)
… established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2013 through August 15, 2018. … County Clerk and Surrogate’s Court are responsible for maintaining up-to-date and complete records for court and … established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2019/05/24/rockland-county-court-and-trust-funds-2019m-45DiNapoli: Silencing Excessive NYC Noise a Major Challenge
… made 791 arrests and issued 5,482 summonses. Nightlife and construction noise complaints were the most vexing, given … high frequency and the significant role nightlife and construction play in the city's economy. These complaints … City's responsiveness to nightlife noise complaints and construction noise complaints . Based on the responses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-silencing-excessive-nyc-noise-major-challengeOpinion 91-31
… exists in the county, section 2140 generally prohibits persons owning or having custody of a dog within the county … 2140 ..." (emphasis added), the local health officer is authorized to incur the service and expense necessary in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31DiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… called for in the needs assessment for 2015 through 2024. The MTA said it needed to invest $4.9 billion in new subway cars from 2015 through 2024, but it only spent $700,000 on subway car projects since 2015. It did order 460 subway cars during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street's 2020 Bonuses Rose Amid Volatility
… activity, historically low interest rates, and surges in trading spurred by volatile markets,” DiNapoli said. “Income … wildly. In 2020, profits rose because of an increase in trading and underwriting activity, along with lower interest … health and fiscal responses, resulting in a flurry of trading activity, creating higher commissions and trading …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-streets-2020-bonuses-rose-amid-volatility