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Hamburg Recreation Worker Sentenced to Jail and Probation for Stealing $156K

… The village of Hamburg’s recreation attendant was sentenced today to three months of weekends in jail and five years of probation for her theft of $156,374, which she has now repaid. Joanne … Erickson, 54, took fees from 2011 to 2017, including money for children’s programs, according to an investigation and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/hamburg-recreation-worker-sentenced-jail-and-probation-stealing-156k

Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients Diagnosed With Severe Malnutrition

… made overpayments to hospitals that improperly billed All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG) inpatient … whose necessity is evident from documentation in the patient’s medical record, and that meet existing standards of … rules; and Properly document severe malnutrition in a patient’s medical record. Other Related Audits/Reports of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/08/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-diagnosed-severe-malnutrition

York College – Time and Attendance Practices for Public Safety Staff (Follow-Up)

… found that security officers who were assigned to the fire watch spent long periods of time in one area instead of patrolling the entire building, as required. One officer turned off the light, sat …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/28/york-college-time-and-attendance-practices-public-safety-staff-follow

Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims – Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber (Follow-Up)

To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber Report 2013S4

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/medicaid-payments-pharmacy-claims-joia-pharmacy-and-related-prescriber-follow

Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) and Temporary Municipal Assistance (TMA)

… AIM In each State fiscal year, the Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) program provides state aid to all of … [xlsx] (last updated July 2025) "Aid and Incentives for Municipalities: New York State's Local Revenue Sharing … Find information on Aid and Incentives for Municipalities AIM …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/aid-and-incentives-municipalities-aim-and-temporary-municipal-assistance-tma

Medicaid Program – Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Care

… Health (Department) pays Medicaid providers using the FFS or managed care method. Under the FFS method, the Department, … care enrollment of newborns. The Department does not track or penalize lateness when hospitals do not report live births … The Department does not have a process to routinely or timely identify and recover all improper FFS payments that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/10/medicaid-program-improper-fee-service-payments-services-covered-managed-care

Northside Center for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual

… programs. During the 2013-14 school year, Northside served 65 to 75 students from nine different school districts in its …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/11/northside-center-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual

May 1998: Accounting Requirements and Program Information for Multi-Modal Transportation Program

… Requirements Multi-Modal Projects will be accounted for in a Capital Projects Fund or in an Enterprise Fund. … in subsidiary revenue account code 3505 - Multi-Modal Program and expenditures will be classified by functional … assets and recognize revenue using account 3505. Program Information The following overview is based on …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/may-1998-accounting-requirements-and-program-information-multi-modal-transportation-program

Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients With End Stage Renal Disease (Follow-Up)

… disease (ESRD) who were eligible for, but not enrolled in Medicare. Medicaid recipients with ESRD may be eligible for Medicare coverage if they meet certain conditions. When Medicaid recipients are enrolled in Medicare, Medicare becomes the primary insurer (payer) and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/05/reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-end-stage-renal-disease-follow

New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up) (2021-F-17) 30-Day Response

To assess the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members (Report 2019-S-32).

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21f17-response.pdf

New York State Health Insurance Program - Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members (2019-S-32) DCS 180-Day Response

To determine whether Empire BlueCross paid hospital claims for members who were not eligible. The audit covered the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s32-response-0.pdf