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UnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Follow-Up)
… implementation status of the three recommendations made in our audit report, UnitedHealthcare: Improper Payments for … Service (Department) contracts with UnitedHealthcare (United) to process and pay medical and surgical claims for services provided to Empire Plan members. United’s payments to medical providers are based, in part, on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59-followHomeless Outreach Program at the Metro-North Railroad
… – and an average of 298,300 customers daily – Metro-North is the second busiest commuter railroad in the United States. … The presence of the homeless at Metro-North stations is a growing concern for Metro-North customers and staff, and … services (Contract). Pursuant to the Contract, BRC is responsible for carrying out regular visits to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/21/homeless-outreach-program-metro-north-railroadMedicaid Payments Made Pursuant to Medicare Part C (Follow-Up)
… individuals enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare Part C, plan providers bill Medicaid directly for the enrollee’s Part … the same months that Medicaid made Medicaid Advantage Plan premium payments of $552,327 for the same recipients (people who enroll in a Medicare Advantage Plan can enroll in the same organization’s Medicaid Advantage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/15/medicaid-payments-made-pursuant-medicare-part-c-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… that were either non-reimbursable, incorrectly reported, or not properly documented. Tuition Assistance Program: State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 2002-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dock Districts … districts. Subdivision 10 of section 198 provides, in pertinent part, that, except as otherwise provided by law, … one hundred ninety-eight". There is, however, nothing in section 198, or any other State statute, that would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3Adult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three … Program (Report 2020-S-46 ). About the Program According to the 2022 American Community Survey (ACS), in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/27/adult-career-and-continuing-education-services-vocational-rehabilitation-supportedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School & Municipal Audits
… to official misconduct. As part of his plea, he resigned from his position and was sentenced to a one-year conditional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… by DiNapoli’s office in 2014 found that large amounts of money were being collected in various funds but not being … taxpayers generously use tax-check offs to donate their money to help others,” DiNapoli said. “State agencies need to make sure the money gets put to work promptly for these worthy causes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsImplementation of the Security Guard Act
… Objective To determine whether the Department of State (Department) is … completion of pre-assignment training and having no criminal conviction of a serious offense or misdemeanor. Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/06/implementation-security-guard-actCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three … of EO 95; however, certain aspects of the order were not fully addressed. OGS did not identify the total … recommendations, one has not been implemented and two have been partially implemented. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/27/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followNew Yorkers in Need: Food Insecurity and Nutritional Assistance Programs
Approximately one in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity from 2019 to 2021, and an increasing number say they face food insufficiency since summer 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need-food-insecurity.pdfEDSS - Glossary of Terms
… of suggested documents will display on the attachments page in the EDSS application. Comments Any additional message … list of the required documents will display on the Attach page in the EDSS application. Comments Any additional message …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-glossary-termsOpinion 90-38
… for this year as a seasonal limited use highway pursuant to Highway Law, §205-a. You ask whether the town highway superintendent is required to remove snow and ice from, and maintain the highway if, … Law, §205-a authorizes a town highway superintendent to annually designate, on or before November in each year, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-38Opinion 88-12
… Samuel A. Weissmandl, Administrative Assistant Village of New Square … Whether several villages may provide for refuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12State Agencies Bulletin No. 1090
… Purpose To inform agencies of changes to the meaning and usage of some of the data elements in PayServ related to the implementation of the Statewide Financial … the State of New York will discontinue use of the Central Accounting System (CAS) and will implement a new Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1090-payserv-data-conversion-requirements-statewide-financial-systemState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… have been issued. Metropolitan Transportation Authority – New York City Transit: Risk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions (2021-S-27) Flooding remains a serious issue for the City and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Urges Focus on Addressing Rural Challenges
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released … the ability to access telehealth, telecommute or complete online education. Policy Approaches Many of the issues faced … internet, obstacles to housing and transportation, and how to better support unpaid family caregivers in the state’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-urges-focus-addressing-rural-challengesEastchester Union Free School District – User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning
… unneeded network user accounts: 181 for students no longer in the District.These students left the District between June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/eastchester-union-free-school-district-user-accounts-and-informationFar Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… today announced that a self-described investor in Island Child Development Center, once one of New York City’s largest … providers of special education services to preschoolers with disabilities, has pleaded guilty for his participation … 2005 and 2012 – money that was intended for special needs students between ages three and five. "More than $1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsState Agencies Bulletin No. 415
… the changes, resulting from the Payroll System upgrade, in the procedure for recovering overpayments from inactive … The amount deducted from each paycheck is updated in the Goal Balance field each pay period by the system after … are equal. Overpayments may occur for many reasons. In the Payroll System the overpayment can be recovered in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/415-automatic-processing-overpayments-inactive-employees