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Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Pharmacy Services Covered by Managed Care (Follow-Up) (2016-F-5)
We have followed up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Health (Department) to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report,
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-16f5.pdfDiNapoli Urges State to Improve Nursing Home Equipment Inspections
… The state Department of Health (DOH) should be doing more to insure that nursing homes are properly inspecting, … medical equipment by: Periodically updating the inventory form to add types of medical equipment known to be in use at … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-urges-state-improve-nursing-home-equipment-inspectionsDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… New York state residents have more than doubled since 2014 to more than 450,000 annually, but only two cases were … were no written procedures that provided direction on how to record and maintain the data. Further, the data was … However, the staff was unable to provide support for how they arrived at the number of complaints investigated. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredChange in Payroll Deductions for Service Credit Purchase (RS5526)
To change the service credit purchase amount that is being deducted from your earnings by your employer, members use form RS5526.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5526.pdfDiNapoli Op-Ed in Democrat & Chronicle Calls for Swift Action to Address Growing Food Insecurity
… support network is under strain. While federal coronavirus relief bills have provided over $25 billion in funding for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-op-ed-democrat-chronicle-calls-swift-action-address-growing-food-insecurityDiNapoli: 33.55 Percent Annual Investment Return for New York State Pension Fund Is Largest in Its History
… The return on investments increased the Fund’s value to an estimated $254.8 billion. “The state pension fund rode … ever. With our talented investment staff, I will continue to manage our state’s pension fund with prudence and a focus … retirement security for our members for generations to come.” The Fund's value reflects retirement and death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-33-point-55-percent-annual-investment-return-new-york-state-pension-fund-largest-its-historyOpinion 97-2
… pool of risks covered under the plan, without regard to age, sex, health status or occupation and such that refunds, rebates, credits or dividends based on age, sex, health status or occupation are not permitted" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Town of Pharsalia – Board Oversight (2018M-59)
… which allowed the former Town Supervisor (Supervisor) to misappropriate Town funds. The former Supervisor disbursed … on charges of Grand Larceny in the second degree, Scheme to Defraud, Defrauding the Government, Corrupting the … and Public Corruption. In June 2021, he pled guilty to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, as a crime of Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/24/town-pharsalia-board-oversight-2018m-59DiNapoli: Perry Ambulance Service Manager Charged With Embezzlement
… Business Manager Darcy J. Conaway was charged this week with grand larceny in the third degree for allegedly … Business Manager Darcy J Conaway was charged this week with grand larceny in the third degree for allegedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-perry-ambulance-service-manager-charged-embezzlementDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
… language that would authorize additional prison closures. Full Report State Fiscal Year 2020-21 Executive Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budgetHigher Education – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Enrollment In spring 2021, New York State higher education enrollment totaled 943,336. This … New York State also provided an estimated 66,406 other scholarships and awards totaling almost $201 million in aid, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/higher-educationDiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… of Medicaid recipients whose benefits were already covered by managed care plans, according to an audit released today … A second audit released today found another $61,711 in overpayments to providers because of incorrect Medicare … appropriate treatments. Taxpayers have invested heavily in the Medicaid system and have a right to expect that health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-programVested Retirement Benefit – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… are eligible for a vested retirement benefit if you leave public employment before retirement age and have five years … information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 5 and 6 members covered by Section 383b Covers pension disability and death benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/vested-retirement-benefitDiNapoli Finds Over $100 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… released three reports that found more than $100 million in improper payments made by the Department of Health (DOH) for the Medicare buy-in program, maternity care, and drug and therapy claims. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-finds-over-100-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… New York City is using the federal funds it received in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to replace revenue … future uncertainties, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City acted … nonprofits, as well as household and worker assistance. Public health services were allocated 16% of the funds, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryState Agencies Bulletin No. 944
… request that agencies identify all employees for whom the Retirement Plan checkbox in Box 13 on the 2009 Form W-2 … IRS Instructions for Forms W-2 and W-3 require that the retirement checkbox be checked for all employees who are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/944-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statementDiNapoli: State’s Financial Plan Reflects a Bleak Economic Outlook
… Budget Financial Plan anticipates a dire fiscal outlook in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 and projects sweeping … budget cuts that could affect essential services provided by the state, schools and local governments, according to an … DiNapoli said. “New York is facing an unprecedented public health and fiscal crisis that could dramatically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-states-financial-plan-reflects-bleak-economic-outlookXVI.3.E The Reporting Entity – XVI. Financial Reporting
… included within the New York State Reporting Entity as of April 1, 2024. Public benefit corporations are reported as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3e-reporting-entityAdditional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Regional State Park Police Plan
… example, if you have 19½ years of service credit but your pension will improve substantially if you have 20 years, your … to retire under a special 20- or 25-year plan. … Regional State Park Police Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 5 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341jOpinion 89-7
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (additional compensation for … is to meet annually, generally on the third Tuesday in May and so many days thereafter as the board deems necessary, to … changes in assessments determined by the board ( id .), and mail to each complainant a notice of the board's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-7