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DiNapoli: New York City’s Public Hospitals Need To Do More To Provide Interpretation Services
… hospitals and found several issues, from a failure to connect to interpreters to a lack of adequate records when … they ran into barriers, including 16 calls that failed to connect to an interpreter or provide information. H+H staff … An auditor’s test call with H+H officials failed to connect to a live operator, however. Visits to H+H mobile …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-new-york-citys-public-hospitals-need-do-more-provide-interpretation-servicesOpinion 90-14
… . . . . (emphasis added) (141 AD2d at 652, 529 NYS2d at 549). The Court further stated: The petitioner is not … (emphasis added) (141 AD2d at 652-653, 529 NYS2d at 549) Thus, a petitioner is not estopped from recovering a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-14DiNapoli: Potsdam Audit Finds Missing Court Funds
… Rain and the New York State Police.” Auditors found from May 2009 through May 2013, Guyette recorded 830 receipts … a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-potsdam-audit-finds-missing-court-fundsOpinion 89-15
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to purchase liability insurance for vehicles owned by the village fire department) … VILLAGE LAW, §4-412: A village may not purchase liability insurance, nor agree to indemnify third parties against … fire protection district, the incorporated volunteer fire company which constitutes the village fire department, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-15Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES , Indian Lake Central School District , Liberty Central School … accurately paid their approved salaries and wages. Indian Lake Central School District – Claims Auditing (Hamilton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Finger Lakes Regional Economy Bolstered By Key Industries
… Property taxes, measured as the amount that the average homeowner pays annually, are low in the Finger Lakes. For … for the region’s counties are near or below the state rate (22.2 percent), however, rates in some areas are higher. … below the federal poverty line. The region’s unemployment rate decreased from 8 percent in 2012 to 4.9 percent in July …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-finger-lakes-regional-economy-bolstered-key-industriesOpinion 93-6
… generally limited to establishing "fire districts", "fire alarm districts" and "fire protection districts" (see Town … and apart from the town (see Town Law, §174[7]). A "fire alarm district" or a "fire protection district", however, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-6DiNapoli: Increase in Older Inmates Challenges New York's Prison System
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. While data detailing inmate health care costs by age groups is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-increase-older-inmates-challenges-new-yorks-prison-systemState Agencies Bulletin No. 2361
… The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies that OSC will be unable to print SFS checks for Payroll Check Reissues, Reversals, Exchanges, and Direct … notices after the completion of each SFS lapsing event. OSC Actions: Direct Deposit Returns OSC will continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2361-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsDiNapoli Report Examines Troubling Child Poverty Trends
… A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli details … and we should act with urgency to use them.” DiNapoli’s report found: Nearly one in five New York children live in … poverty by half by 2031. As recommended in DiNapoli’s 2022 report on New Yorkers in Need, CPRAC is looking to implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-report-examines-troubling-child-poverty-trendsNY Common Retirement Fund Announces New Measures to Protect State Pension Fund From Climate Risk and Invest in Climate Solutions
… will restrict its investments in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., after a review of … today. The evaluation of the Fund’s integrated oil and gas holdings is part of DiNapoli’s broader review of the … managed public equity holdings in eight integrated oil and gas companies that it has determined are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-common-retirement-fund-announces-new-measures-protect-state-pension-fund-climate-risk-and-investDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Allegedly Stole Over $450K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Sandra Smith, for allegedly stealing over $450,000 in New York state pension and Social Security payments made to her deceased mother-in-law over a 16-year period. “The defendant callously took advantage of her mother-in-law’s death to profit at the expense of New York’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-georgia-woman-allegedly-stole-over-450k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsMedicaid Program – Excessive Payments for Durable Medical Equipment Rentals
… care organizations inappropriately paid for durable medical equipment beyond allowed rental limits, and whether … July 2016 to December 2021 for non-oxygen-related durable medical equipment rentals and September 2018 to December 2021 for oxygen-related durable medical equipment rentals. About the Program The Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/12/medicaid-program-excessive-payments-durable-medical-equipment-rentalsState Contract and Payment Actions in November
… Plan. State Education Department $944.7 million in general aid to 385 school districts. $33.5 million in BOCES aid to Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES, … Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES. $250,000 in excess cost aid to six school districts for school-aged special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2020 Through March 31, 2021
… ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid … requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the period from October 2020 … computer system processes Medicaid claims submitted by providers for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2020-through-march-31-2021State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … that claims are sufficiently documented and supported, are for legitimate district purposes, and are audited and … instead of 2 percent. The district treasurer was paid for leave time she was not entitled to which was valued at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Approved State Contracts and Payments
… with Serviam Construction LLC for pond enclosures, Bath Fish Hatchery, Steuben County. $511,000 grant to Orange … fields and site reconstruction at Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx. $4.1 million with Thomas Novelli … Corp. for sanitary system improvements at Heckscher State Park, Suffolk County. $4 million for a park-wide sanitary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsCOVID-19 Pandemic Drove Record Medicaid Enrollment in 2021
… Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), which is based on a formula that provides higher reimbursement to states with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/covid-19-pandemic-drove-record-medicaid-enrollment-2021Controls Over and Revenues From .nyc Generic Top-Level Domains
… last part of an Internet address, such as .com, .net, or .org. In March 2012, DoITT entered into a franchise agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/25/controls-over-and-revenues-nyc-generic-top-level-domainsDiNapoli: NYC’s Tech Boom Partially Offset City's Pandemic Job Losses
… all other workers. Less than 29% of tech workers were women, a much lower share than the rest of the overall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nycs-tech-boom-partially-offset-citys-pandemic-job-losses