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Monitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance
… and available for visitors. The Division has issued two online manuals to assist cemeteries in meeting these and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenanceAdministration of the Contract With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health
… Housing Contract C007374 with the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (PCMH) by ensuring that contracted services … contractors to operate many of these programs. PCMH, a not-for-profit entity, is one of New York’s largest providers of … all contract costs and serves as a cost claiming document for program reimbursement. At the end of each contract year, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/administration-contract-postgraduate-center-mental-healthAdministration of Contract C007373 With the Institute for Community Living
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) is effectively administering its contract … 22, 2015. Background The mission of OMH is to promote the mental health and well-being of all New Yorkers. OMH operates … Center for Urban Community Services (2014-N-5) Office of Mental Health: Sky Light Center Inc. - Supported Housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/administration-contract-c007373-institute-community-livingStarting Point Services for Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… (SCIS) programs to disabled children between the ages of three and five years. During the 2012-13 school year, … Point served 942 students. The New York City Department of Education (DoE) refers students to Starting Point based on … SED on its annual CFRs. SED reimburses DoE for a portion of its payments to Starting Point based on statutory rates. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/11/starting-point-services-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualImproper Fee-for-Service Payments for Pharmacy Services Covered by Managed Care (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Pharmacy Services Covered by Managed Care (Report 2014-S-5 ). … Medicaid inappropriately paid 29,289 fee-for-services pharmacy claims totaling $978,251 on behalf of 18,010 Medicaid recipients whose pharmacy benefits were covered by managed care. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/23/improper-fee-service-payments-pharmacy-services-covered-managed-care-followImproper Payments for Controlled Substances That Exceed Allowed Dispensing Limits (Follow-Up)
… The State’s Medicaid program provides a wide range of health care services, including prescription drugs, to individuals … dispense when prescriptions are ordered by telephone or fax. Our initial audit report, which was issued on February …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/23/improper-payments-controlled-substances-exceed-allowed-dispensing-limits-followAstor Services for Children & Families – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… reported by Astor Services for Children & Families (Astor) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly … rates set by SED. These reimbursement rates are based on financial information, including costs, that Astor reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/02/astor-services-children-families-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMilestone School for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… 110 students. The New York City Department of Education (DoE) refers students to Milestone based on clinical … and properly documented. SED reimburses DoE for a portion of its payments to Milestone based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/17/milestone-school-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCity of Batavia – Awarding Contracts for Goods and Services (2013M-296)
… contracts and has not annually reviewed the procurement policy, as required by General Municipal Law (GML). We found … during our audit period for: legal services ($131,257), insurance ($73,699), engineering services ($36,915) and … professional service provider approximately $129,000 for insurance. Key Recommendations Annually review the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/01/24/city-batavia-awarding-contracts-goods-and-services-2013m-296United HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Spine Specialists
… waived Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket costs, and if so, to quantify the overpayments made by United HealthCare … PC waived Empire Plan members outofpocket costs and if so to quantify the overpayments made by United …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-spine-specialistsWhitestone School for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… year 2012-13 and certain expenses for the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2012. Background Whitestone is a not-for-profit … and neighboring boroughs. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, Whitestone reported approximately $2.3 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/07/whitestone-school-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMedicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Transfer Claims Among Merged or Consolidated Facilities
… two separate payments are made: a payment for the first hospital’s claim and a payment for the second hospital’s claim. However, according to the Department’s … when a recipient is transferred from the first hospital to a merged or consolidated division or hospital, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/08/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-transfer-claims-among-merged-or-consolidated-facilitiesAdministration of the Contract With the Center for Urban Community Services
… contract (#113 225 01) with the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) for the period July 1, 2010 through July 15, … Key Findings DOHMH did not effectively administer certain financial aspects of the contract. As a result, CUCS … as appropriate. Work with CUCS officials to develop a financial reporting methodology that uses actual program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/16/administration-contract-center-urban-community-servicesChildren’s Center for Early Learning – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the expenses reported on the Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) of the Children’s … services using tuition rates established by SED based on the financial information reported on their annual CFRs. For the three fiscal years ended June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/29/childrens-center-early-learning-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualBrighter Choice Charter Middle School for Girls – Financial Operations (2014M-301)
… evaluate the effectiveness of the School’s contract with a not-for-profit foundation for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014. … The Brighter Choice Charter Middle School for Girls is a public school that is not under the control of the local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/03/06/brighter-choice-charter-middle-school-girls-financial-operations-2014m-301Compliance With Special Education Regulations for the Provision of Services (Follow-Up)
… report, Compliance With Special Education Regulations for the Provision of Services (Report 2018-N-5 ). About the … (Regulations). Generally, the Regulations set standards for providing special education and related services designed … to meet students’ unique needs and to prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/15/compliance-special-education-regulations-provision-services-followMedicaid Program – Managed Care Organizations’ Readiness for the Encounter Intake System
… institutional, dental, and pharmacy encounters). The EIS then processes the data and sends it to a data warehouse. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/29/medicaid-program-managed-care-organizations-readiness-encounter-intake-systemDiNapoli: Former Beekman Tax Collector Sentenced for Theft of Over $86,000
… service, and time served. Colucci served 209 days in jail, paid restitution in full and completed her community service. “Public … the theft of money because it corrodes the public’s trust in government,” DiNapoli said. “My office partners with law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-former-beekman-tax-collector-sentenced-theft-over-86000DiNapoli: As State Tax Check-Off Options Increase, Spending Lags for Most
… years, less than half of the 27 check-off funds this report examines showed disbursements. Of these, only the … agencies administering tax check-off funds are required to report annually to the Legislature, the State Comptroller, … Tax Check-Offs Increase in Number, Disbursements Lag for Most Funds Related Reports 2021 Tax Check-Off Donations Report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-state-tax-check-off-options-increase-spending-lags-mostDiNapoli: Tax Exemptions Jump While Job Gains Slow for IDA Projects
… Development Agencies (IDAs) provided $660 million in net tax exemptions in 2013, up $105 million from 2012 but … business within their communities. “Although the amount of tax breaks IDAs provided to private companies noticeably … state’s 109 active IDAs provided $1.38 billion in total tax exemptions in 2013. These exemptions were partially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-tax-exemptions-jump-while-job-gains-slow-ida-projects