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Oversight of Resident Care-Related Medical Equipment in Nursing Homes (2016-S-80)

To determine whether the Department of Health's monitoring and inspection of nursing homes is sufficient to determine if nursing homes perform comprehensive...

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s80.pdf

Drinking Water Systems in New York The Challenges of Aging Infrastructure

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/drinkingwatersystems.pdf

Fiscal Stress in School Districts Common Themes for School Year 2016-17

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/common-themes-for-school-year-2016-17.pdf

DiNapoli: Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Charged in $500K Grant Scheme

… Former Lake George Watershed Coalition project manager David Decker was arraigned today on a 22-count indictment for using his position to … than half a million dollars meant to protect and improve Lake George for its residents, vacationers and other visitors …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-charged-500k-grant-scheme

DiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $110,000 Health Contract Theft

… from the state. “Mr. Dunkel stole more than $110,000 in public funds earmarked to promote the immunization of … prosecuted over 50 individuals in public corruption cases since 2011, including a sitting state senator, a … II (AAP-II), pleaded guilty to one count of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, a Class E …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-110000-health-contract-theft

DiNapoli Statement In Response to Misconduct of Former Pension Fund Employee

… "The New York State Common Retirement Fund has absolutely no … The New York State Common Retirement Fund has absolutely no …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-statement-response-misconduct-former-pension-fund-employee

DiNapoli: Former Wallkill Fire District Chair Pleads Guilty in $240,000 Theft

… Board of Fire Commissioners pleaded guilty today in Ulster County Court to grand larceny and criminal tax … Denardo,38, of Wallkill, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, and three counts of criminal tax fraud in the fifth degree, a misdemeanor. He agreed to pay full …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-former-wallkill-fire-district-chair-pleads-guilty-240000-theft

Auditors Find Safety Hazards at Pre-K Facilities in New York City

… eligible four-year-olds in the state with the opportunity for an early childhood education and a new statutory … as contracted center-based and contracted school-based). For the 2016-17 school year, there were 72,176 students … violations. At one provider, a climbable 6-ft chain link fence surrounding the outdoor play area was topped with …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/auditors-find-safety-hazards-pre-k-facilities-new-york-city

DiNapoli: Audit Finds More Than $16 Million in Medicaid Cost Savings

… system could have saved up to $13.6 million it spent on patients with severe kidney disease whose expenses could … federal Medicare program, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors also … taken by DiNapoli's auditors. "Every public dollar spent on New York's Medicaid program counts," DiNapoli said. "Our …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-more-16-million-medicaid-cost-savings

Comptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction in $130,000 Pension Theft

… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-130000-pension-theft

DiNapoli: State Tax Collections Decline $3.7 Billion in Fiscal Year 2018-19

… Tax receipts for State Fiscal Year 2018-19 declined $3.7 billion, or 4.7 … but a decline of $2.2 billion from the prior fiscal year. For the month of March, tax receipts were $811.7 million … December and January, however, remind us to take nothing for granted. With expectations of a slowing economy and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-decline-37-billion-fiscal-year-2018-19

DiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning

… districts are following state requirements for school safety planning, including whether those plans are shared … visited could not demonstrate they had adopted annual safety plans in accordance with SED guidance, held public … plans, appointed some required personnel to district-wide safety teams or trained employees on the plans. “Horrific …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planning

DiNapoli: Sales Tax Collections Growth Slowed in First Half of 2015

… Local sales tax collection growth across New York State slowed to … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. County sales tax collections, excluding all cities, increased only … collections. “There has been a general downward trend in sales tax collection growth over the last several years and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-sales-tax-collections-growth-slowed-first-half-2015

Controlling Access to Student Grading Systems in School Districts (2015-MS-3)

… could not be supported with written authorization. The lock out function (i.e., an internal control that helps … Adopt policy guidance regarding the utilization of the lock out function and what procedures must be followed to … this control. Periodically review the bypassing of the lock out function and determine the appropriateness of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/21/controlling-access-student-grading-systems-school-districts-2015-ms-3

DiNapoli Op-Ed in City & State: NY ABLE Celebrates Seven Year Anniversary

… before age 46 qualify for the ABLE program, up from 26 years of age. This law is set to take effect in 2026 and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-op-ed-city-state-ny-able-celebrates-seven-year-anniversary

DiNapoli: Economic and Tax Collection Growth Slowing in New York City

… economic growth and conservative tax revenue forecasts in recent years,”DiNapoli said. “While the city’s economy is … and the City Council for increasing the city’s reserves in recent years.” Nationwide job growth during the first half … any year since 2010. The U.S. economy grew by 2.6 percent in 2015, but most economists expect growth to slow to less …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-economic-and-tax-collection-growth-slowing-new-york-city

DiNapoli: $1 Million in License Plate Contributions Sit Unused by State

The state Department of Health DOH has never put to use any of the money generated through distinctive license plates and a license application checkoff box to support New Yorks organ donation campaign according to an audit issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-1-million-license-plate-contributions-sit-unused-state

DiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments

… York State's Medicaid system made as much as $12.1 million in inappropriate payments during 2015, including $2.3 million … more for recipients who had been dropped from long term care coverage, according to an audit released today by State … were recovered. "My auditors continue to find glitches in the Department of Health's payment control systems that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-payments