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United HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Bone and Joint, LLP
… October 31, 2015. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage … covering a range of services from inpatient hospital care to outpatient surgical procedures and physician office … Members pay a nominal co-payment to the participating provider for the services rendered. Members may also choose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-bone-and-joint-llpState Agencies Bulletin No. 920
… Purpose To inform agencies of the new Additional Pay earnings codes and to provide … employees with Peace Officer status under Section 2.10 of the New York State Criminal Procedure Law who meet the … a side letter to the 2007-2011 Agreement between the State of New York and PEF, a pilot incentive program has been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/920-pef-firearms-training-and-safety-incentive-programSUNY Bulletin No. SU-147
… agencies with procedures for submitting transactions in pay periods in which the automatic Salary Increase will be applied. … Affected Employees SUNY Professional Services employees in Bargaining Unit 08 except employees in the following … agencies with procedures for submitting transactions in pay periods in which the automatic Salar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-147-2008-3-general-salary-increase-and-other-increases-sunyContributing Toward Your Retirement – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… however because you made post-tax contributions, a portion of your pension would be non-taxable. To begin making … you may be taxed on more than just the interest portion of your refund, and you may also be subject to a tax penalty. … questions. Tier 5 Members You must contribute 3 percent of your reportable earnings toward your retirement benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/contributing-toward-your-retirementOpinion 95-7
… IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Commissioners (as "governing body" of district); (authority to enter into a municipal … Law. The district commissioners, as the governing body of the district, may, by a majority vote, authorize the … subject to the provisions of article 13 of the Town Law does not have the authority to issue obligations for district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-7DiNapoli: More Needs to Be Done to Provide Mental Health Training to School Staff
… sampled 20 school districts found they did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school … Eighteen of 20 districts (90%) either did not offer mental health training or provided training that lacked some … are often the first to notice if a student is having mental health challenges, and they need effective training to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-more-needs-be-done-provide-mental-health-training-school-staffUse of Federal Funding for Election Technology and Security (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Use of Federal Funding for Election Technology and Security (Report 2020-S-18 ). About … (BOE) is responsible for administering and enforcing election laws in the State. To fulfill these … the nation’s voting process. HAVA established minimum election administration standards and created the U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/use-federal-funding-election-technology-and-security-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2219
… bulletin is to provide the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services instructions for processing the 2023-2024 PEF Office of Fire Prevention and Control (OFPC) Uniform Maintenance … bulletin is to provide the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services instructions for processing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2219-2023-2024-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fire-protectionState Agencies Bulletin No. 2132
… bulletin is to provide the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services instructions for processing the 2022-2023 PEF Office of Fire Prevention and Control (OFPC) Uniform Maintenance … bulletin is to provide the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services instructions for processing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2132-2022-2023-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fire-protectionDiNapoli: Improvements at NYS Parks Needed to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities
… playground, and Letchworth State Park had an Autism Nature Trail, featuring sensory stations to help children with … explore nature. Braille was also on all signage along the trail. In 2015, Parks developed a Transition Plan as required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-improvements-nys-parks-needed-remove-barriers-people-disabilitiesTier 6 Defined Contribution Plan Option
… to choose either the traditional defined benefit plan or a defined contribution plan for their retirement benefits, if: They are not represented by a union and Their salary at the time they are hired is at … wish to choose the defined contribution plan must file an election during their first 30 days of employment. You must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/tier-6-defined-contribution-plan-optionOpinion 88-36
… COUNTY LAW, §650: A county sheriff is subject to the rule of strict or absolute liability for the loss of public … department. NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE XIII, §13; COUNTY LAW, §650: The constitutional provision which … 805; Tillinghast v Merrill , 151 NY 135, 45 NE 375). This rule of strict liability for public funds is well established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Opinion 99-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Concerning the procedure by which the outstanding indebtedness issued for the sewer districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-12DiNapoli Applauds Top Court Ruling Reaffirming Audit Powers
… power was properly focused on billing records for State payments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-applauds-top-court-ruling-reaffirming-audit-powersDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-137
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the Division of Housing and Community Renewal instructions for processing … contained in the 2021-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and the Rent Regulation Services Unit (RRSU), … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the Division of Housing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-137-2024-rrsu-over40-comp-time-ii-cash-outOpinion 94-27
… ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments (imposition of assessment for road improvement against non-fronting owners) TOWN LAW, §§200, 202(2): The cost of a road improvement undertaken pursuant to Town Law, §200 may be … owners. You ask whether a town may assess the cost of a road improvement under Town Law, §200 against both abutting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27State Agencies Bulletin No. 2386.1
… included in the employee’s taxable gross, are subject to all employment and income taxes and will be reported on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/23861-2025-csea-and-pef-over40-comp-time-ii-cash-outOpinion 95-15
… of any tax refunded shall be a charge upon each "municipal corporation" or "special district" to the extent any taxes of the municipal corporation or special district are refunded. The term "tax … in a manner which will work hardship or injustice (see, e.g., Freeman v Kiamesha Concord Inc. , 76 Misc 2d 915, 351 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-15Action Needed on New York's Long-Delayed Adoption of Crucial Next Generation 911
… 911 (NG911) is a long-promised upgrade to New York’s emergency communications system that would allow photos, … centers. However, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES), which is the primary agency … the better equipped we'll be to respond to a large scale emergency. The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/action-needed-new-yorks-long-delayed-adoption-crucial-next-generation-911State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Authority: Long Island Rail Road – Non-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail Equipment (Follow-Up) … processes, and greater collaboration to improve customer service, achieve greater efficiency, and realize … to provide Preschool Integrated Special Class (over 2.5 hours per day) and Preschool Integrated Special Class (2.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits