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Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin Addiction in New York State - 2016
Heroin and prescription opioid abuse is a significant and growing public health concern in New York State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/heroin-and-opioids-2016.pdfLabor Investigations in New York City (2022-S-17) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is adequately conducting labor violation investigations in New York City.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s17-response.pdfSelected Aspects of Safety and Security in Subway Facilities (2022-S-20)
To determine whether New York City Transit has taken steps to implement safety and security in all its subway facilities, and whether safety and security equipment, such as cameras, help point intercoms, and customer assistance intercoms, is maintained (working and tested).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s20.pdfAvoiding the Fiscal Cliff: A Lesson in Budgeting and Financial Condition Analysis
This session will identify those concepts commonly misunderstood by local government managers and governing boards, help explain how to properly implement these concepts and ways to prevent pitfalls in the budgeting process.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fiscal-cliff-budgeting-041625.pdfDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison and Ordered to Pay $459K in Full Restitution for Stealing NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… security payments from her deceased mother-in-law’s bank account, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney … $450,000 in retirement benefits from the deceased’s bank account. Her selfish actions were criminal, and this sentence … As her caretaker, she had access to Minnie Smith’s bank account. After her mother-in-law died, Sandra Smith kept the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-georgia-woman-sentenced-over-year-prison-and-ordered-pay-459k-full-restitution-stealing-nysDiNapoli Issues Preliminary Analysis of 2021-22 Executive Budget
… finances, but more is needed. While the outlook for state tax revenues has improved somewhat, any shortfall in … 2021-22. The budget raises taxes on high earners, delays tax reductions for middle class families, and cuts state … payments would now be made to towns and villages from a withholding and redirection of county sales tax revenue. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-issues-preliminary-analysis-2021-22-executive-budgetDiNapoli: Brooklyn Leads NYC’s Economic Recovery
… market, and lingering commercial rent arrears are the top challenges we will face in the year ahead." Brooklyn is … to expansion of micro-businesses (those with fewer than 10 employees). Businesses in the information sector, which … for 35.4% of its population, second only to Queens. The top five countries of origin among Brooklyn’s immigrant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-leads-nycs-economic-recoveryOpinion 93-17
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (need to use appropriation of current funds when bonds may be … would be issued to finance the pre-payment of amounts due the State Employees' Retirement System and the State … of bonds to finance the pre-payment of the contributions due the Retirement Systems at any time prior to the actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17Opinion 2002-2
… credit after entitlement age); (voluntary waiver of right to begin receiving award at entitlement age) GENERAL … A service award program may provide for a participant to earn service credit after attaining the program's entitlement age, subject to the 40 year maximum provided for in article 11-A of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0Opinion 2002-2
… issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Service Award Programs (service credit after entitlement age); (voluntary waiver of right to begin receiving award at entitlement age) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2Opinion 2006-4
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … issued as security by a qualifying federal home loan bank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§10(3), 11(2): The provisions of … the case of a letter of credit issued by qualifying FHLBs. 4 July 27, 2006 Joel Kleiman, Commissioner of Finance County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-4Opinion 90-60
… Waste Facility (validity of installment purchase contract to finance recycling center under General Municipal Law, §120-w) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Installment Purchases (to finance construction of recycling center under General … A county may enter into an installment purchase contract to finance the construction of a recycling center under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-60Opinion 90-39
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … a municipal corporation may exercise authority in this area only if it has been expressly delegated to the municipal … of the State's overriding policy concerns ( Albany Area Builders Association v Town of Guilderland , 74 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39Opinion 2000-6
… Service Award Program (use of foreign fire insurance taxes to fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§218, 219, 219-a; INSURANCE … 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies received pursuant to Insurance Law §§9104 and 9105 may not be used to fund a length of service award program established by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Medicaid Program – Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program
… Medicaid recipients who are receiving opioids while also in a Treatment Program for opioid use disorder. This audit … currently faces an opioid misuse epidemic, which began in the 1990s with the over-prescribing of opioid drugs for … prescriptions. I-STOP is a tool to assist prescribers in determining the most appropriate prescription(s) for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/20/medicaid-program-opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-programMainstream Managed Care Organizations – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting (Follow-Up)
… guidance that allowed MCOs to misreport non-allowable marketing expenses as allowable facilitated enrollment … determine the extent to which MCOs report non-allowable marketing expenses as facilitated enrollment; and assess the … the Department revised MMCOR instructions regarding marketing and facilitated enrollment expenses, we found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-followDiNapoli: Economic Snapshot Shows The Bronx Making Impressive Gains in Addressing Challenges
… The Bronx is setting records for population, business and job … in New York City. The Bronx has the lowest median age (33.6) of the five boroughs. Children under the age of 18 … To read the report in English, go to: http://osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt4-2019.pdf To read the report in Spanish, go …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-economic-snapshot-shows-bronx-making-impressive-gains-addressing-challengesDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… A state agency’s failure to adequately monitor and inspect … to go unchecked, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit … shelters, and for ensuring they meet minimum standards set by state and local laws and codes. OTDA recently announced it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureDiNapoli: College Student Loan Debt Doubled in New York Over Last Decade
… of 112 percent. “New Yorkers from all walks of life have found higher education the path to a more satisfying and … or saving for the future. Such struggles have implications not only for those individuals and families with such debt … debt in New York in 2015. Figures on student loans do not include other debt families and individuals incur to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-college-student-loan-debt-doubled-new-york-over-last-decadeDiNapoli: State Health Department Missed $119 Million in Rebates from Drug Companies
… The state Department of Health (DOH) failed to collect nearly $120 million in available rebates over a … because of ineffective policies and processes, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The Department of Health can do more to maximize rebate collections from drug companies,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-health-department-missed-119-million-rebates-drug-companies