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UnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59
… members. United’s payments to medical providers are based, in part, on procedure codes billed on claims that indicate … United will not pay for certain procedure codes billed in combination with other procedure codes unless the provider … for claims preparation and submission. Recover the $39,345 in overpayments identified by our audit. As priorities and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/08/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59Procurement and Payroll-Related Matters Pertaining to the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… the funds were properly monitored to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. Our audit covered the period April 30, 2009 … authorized purposes and to mitigate instances of fraud, waste, and abuse. In addition, the expenditure of all funds … One of those subcontractors was Petrocelli Electrical Company, whose former chairman and owner was indicted (and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/18/procurement-and-payroll-related-matters-pertaining-use-certain-federal-fundsXII.10.B Business Continuity Plan – Critical Payments During an Emergency – XII. Expenditures
… the Budget (DOB) and OSC. The cutover between fiscal years in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) will utilize these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10b-business-continuity-plan-critical-payments-during-emergencyOversight of Runaway and Homeless Youth
… Counties that operate certified RHY programs can opt in to receive RHY funding from OCFS. Every county – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/06/oversight-runaway-and-homeless-youthPhysical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City – Sunnyside Manor: Unauthorized Bank Account (Follow-Up)
… Outside New York City – Sunnyside Manor: Unauthorized Bank Account (Report 2024-S-12 ). About the Program The … solely addressed the existence and use of an unauthorized bank account by Sunnyside Manor’s Board of Directors (Board). … Manor’s operating account to the Board-held account. Bank statements for the Board-held account showed numerous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/03/09/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developments-located-outside-new-0New York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2019
… Message from the Comptroller November 2020 In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Yorkers have seen how the immense fiscal resources of the federal government can help everyday Americans in times of real need. Unfortunately, we have also seen how myths and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-balance-payments-federal-budget-federal-fiscal-year-2019State Agencies Bulletin No. 1552
… for normal retirement contributions, garnishments and federal levies. Tax Information The LLS payment is taxable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1552-april-2017-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-lump-sum-llsOther Bulletin No. 37
… and whose salary, immediately prior to April 1, 2017 is at or above the job rate of their salary grade or equated … Such employees may only receive a partial increase capped at the job rate of their salary grade or equated grade on the … Such employees may only receive a partial increase capped at the job rate of their salary grade or equated grade on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-37-april-2017-state-university-construction-fund-scfOversight of Waste Tire Site Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees (2018-S-43) 90-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation is adequately monitoring and timely abating waste tire sites and whether the waste tire fee ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s43-response.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1440
… Purpose To provide instructions for processing payroll deductions for … Code. Cards that have been modified must be returned to the employee for completion of a new card. The amount of … requested on the authorization card is the amount to be deducted from each paycheck in the calendar year, not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1440-2016-sefa-state-employees-federated-appeal-campaignState Agencies Bulletin No. 1376
… whose balance of APSU DRP reductions is less than zero (0) in one or more record number Background As part of the Police … reduced compensation rate will be repaid to the employee in equal biweekly installments over 39 consecutive pay … beginning with the final payroll period which is paid in fiscal year 2014-2015. Effective Date(s) Repayment of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1376-repayment-agency-police-services-unit-apsu-deficit-reduction-plan-drpDiNapoli: Convicted Drunk Drivers Not Installing Court-Ordered Ignition Locks
… connects to the vehicle’s ignition system and prevents the car or truck from starting if the operator’s blood alcohol …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-convicted-drunk-drivers-not-installing-court-ordered-ignition-locksOversight of Language Access Services
… and dialects through Telephonic or Over-the-Phone Interpretation (OPI), Video Remote Interpretation (VRI), Spoken/Sign Proximal or Face-to-Face … reconcile LAS data with billed invoices, and there are no standard review procedures for invoices. H+H has not fully …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/25/oversight-language-access-servicesDiNapoli: New York City’s Public Hospitals Need To Do More To Provide Interpretation Services
… Corporation (H+H) is not fully meeting patients’ right to interpretation services for those in need of language assistance. “The Health and Hospitals … of languages spoken in New York City, but it needs to do better,” DiNapoli said. “It is critical that those in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-new-york-citys-public-hospitals-need-do-more-provide-interpretation-servicesImplementation of Train Service to Grand Central Madison
… survey information, and other factors to develop the timetable. MTA/LIRR officials also solicited customer … officials noted and documented as being addressed in a timetable revision. LIRR officials touted that post-GCM … and Atlantic Terminal service concerns. Overall, the new timetable did not always address passenger needs as LIRR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/implementation-train-service-grand-central-madisonDiNapoli: Construction Jobs in NYC Not Fully Recovered From Pandemic Amid Lower Demand for Nonresidential Projects
… of the pandemic, government spending on construction projects reached $23.3 billion in 2023, 18.1% higher than its … in 2024 to a record high of $28.1 billion. In 2025 and 2026, the NYBC expects government spending will decline as … at risk if the federal government cuts support for local projects. Both the city and MTA have substantial capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-construction-jobs-nyc-not-fully-recovered-pandemic-amid-lower-demand-nonresidential-projectsOpinion 90-22
… l , that section 117 was not applicable to municipal water utilities. Section 89- l (2) requires municipalities to file … added] Because of the above exemption for municipal water utilities and because there is nothing in section 117 which … of section 117 was not applicable to village water utilities (see also 16 NYCRR Part 91.1, which relates to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22State Agencies Bulletin No. 1346
… Purpose To provide instructions for processing payroll deductions for … Code. Cards that have been modified must be returned to the employee for completion of a new card. The amount of … requested on the authorization card is the amount to be deducted from each paycheck in the calendar year, not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1346-2015-sefa-state-employees-federated-appeal-campaignOpinion 92-16
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Exceptions … (contracts for rental of room owned by officer and used in official duties) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Powers … who utilizes a portion of his or her home as an office in connection with the performance of his or her official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16Opinion 91-51
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Inter-fund Advance (from … user fees and benefit assessments to any other county fund in the manner prescribed by General Municipal Law, §9-a. You … are "assessed upon each ... parcel of land at the time and in the manner ..." provided for the levy of county taxes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51