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Medicaid Program – Overpayments for Services Also Covered by Medicare Part B
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health overpaid health care providers for Medicaid claims for Medicare Part B coinsurance. The audit covers the period January 1, 2009 through December … To determine if the Department of Health overpaid health care providers for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/09/medicaid-program-overpayments-services-also-covered-medicare-part-bTown of Hamlin – Financial Oversight and Information Technology (2012M-197)
… August 9, 2012. Background The Town of Hamlin is located in Monroe County and had a population of 9,045. The Town is … accounting records and resultant financial reports were in considerable disarray. For example, the Town failed to accurately report the cash position of any Town fund in its annual report to the Office of the State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/08/town-hamlin-financial-oversight-and-information-technology-2012m-197Village of Old Field – Misappropriation of Village Funds and Selected Financial Operations (2013M-44)
… 1, 2009, to July 31, 2012. Background The Village of Old Field is located in the Town of Brookhaven, in Suffolk … Village of Old Field Misappropriation of Village Funds and Selected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/17/village-old-field-misappropriation-village-funds-and-selected-financialVillage of Montgomery – Purchasing and Information Technology (2013M-210)
… not ensure that copies of back-up data were stored in a secure off-site location and the Board has not developed a … Ensure that all of the Village’s data is backed up to a secure off-site location, and that an officer or employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/10/25/village-montgomery-purchasing-and-information-technology-2013m-210Village of Huntington Bay – Compensation of Officials and Credit Cards (2012M-198)
… April 30, 2012. Background The Village of Huntington Bay is located in the Town of Huntington, in Suffolk County … Village of Huntington Bay Compensation of Officials and Credit Cards 2012M198 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/02/08/village-huntington-bay-compensation-officials-and-credit-cards-2012m-198City of North Tonawanda – Financial Operations (2012M-203)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the City’s oversight of its volunteer fire companies and the City’s purchasing … City of North Tonawanda Financial Operations 2012M203 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/02/08/city-north-tonawanda-financial-operations-2012m-203State Agencies Bulletin No. 1864
… processing. Affected Employees Employees who participated in the PEF or CSEA Certification, Licensure and Exam Fee Reimbursement Program or who used Empire Star Public Service awards for certification, license or exam fees are affected. Background Pursuant to Internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1864-certification-licensure-and-exam-fee-reimbursement-clefr-2020Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… certain allowable fees for probation supervision and drug screening, the probation department could generate an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Medicaid Program – Overpayments for Therapy Services and Prescription Drugs Covered by Medicare
… Objective To determine if the Department of Health overpaid health care providers’ Medicaid claims for therapy services … To determine if the Department of Health overpaid health care providers Medicaid claims for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/30/medicaid-program-overpayments-therapy-services-and-prescription-drugs-covered-medicareTown of Bangor – Board Oversight (2012M-193)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the internal controls over … The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board (Board), which consists of the Town Supervisor and four … Town of Bangor Board Oversight 2012M193 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/01/town-bangor-board-oversight-2012m-193DiNapoli: More Security Needed for Hazardous Materials at SUNY University Centers
… Buffalo and Stony Brook, did not properly monitor or restrict access to hazardous materials, according to an … Additionally, none of them maintained a complete or accurate list of employees with access to the materials. … at any given location for any of its laboratories or locations. At Stony Brook, DiNapoli’s auditors also found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-more-security-needed-hazardous-materials-suny-university-centersHealth Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to improve its monitoring of New York’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program on the local level to ensure children with elevated blood lead levels are receiving required … The state Department of Health DOH needs to improve its monitoring of New Yorks Lead Poisoning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
… To determine whether Medicaid recipients, including sex offenders, inappropriately received Medicaid-funded … as ED) for all Medicaid recipients, including registered sex offenders. In addition, Medicaid must not pay for ED … of procedures and supplies to treat ED for registered sex offenders. Key Findings Medicaid made improper payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andContract Participation of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… to reach these goals, and is accurately reporting these results to the Department of Economic Development. The audit … eight of its 15 directors appointed by the Governor. The primary mission of Westchester Medical Center is to serve as … Without a clear process to develop the annual goal, WCHCC’s ability to ensure it develops achievable and appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/04/contract-participation-minority-and-women-owned-business-enterprisesUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Dr. John Gomes
… John Gomes routinely waived Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket costs, and if so, to quantify the overpayments made by … operated by Dr. John Gomes, located on Franklin Avenue in Garden City, New York. With respect to the Empire Plan, … Plan members and, as such, ostensibly waived the amounts in question. Such a practice may constitute billing fraud, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-dr-john-gomesOpinion 2002-7
… library board, separate and distinct from monies of the municipality or school district (see, e.g., 1987 Opns St Comp … are not expended during a fiscal year be returned to the municipality or school district which sponsors the library …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 89-20
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (town's code not applicable to fire district officers and employees) … and employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§806, 808: A town's code of ethics does not apply to officers and employees of a … We are in receipt of your letter concerning the town's code of ethics. You state that copies of this code were sent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20The Survivor’s Benefit Program for Retired NYS Employees
… payroll: Retire directly from State service and be a member of the New York State and Local Retirement System … and return to your personnel office. If you are not a member of NYSLRS, NYSTRS or TIAA, you must designate on this … Retirement System members who choose the Single Life Allowance (Option 0) must also designate a beneficiary on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/survivors-benefit-program-retired-nys-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 598
… about eligibility and Time Entry instructions for overtime meal allowances. Affected Employees Employees who are eligible for overtime meal allowances Effective Date(s) Immediately Background … designated Management/Confidential provide for overtime meal allowances for employees who meet the eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/598-eligibility-and-processing-overtime-meal-allowances-executive-agenciesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… audit and approve seven claims totaling $873,056 prior to payment. Buffalo Collegiate Charter School – Credit Cards (Erie County) Credit card charges were not always properly approved or adequately … were for school purposes. Auditors reviewed 170 credit card charges totaling $128,070 and found supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1