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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1649

… Purpose To notify agencies of changes being made to the checks they receive as a result of the Reversal (AC230) and Exchange (AC1476) process … with checks exchanged for a name change or a next-of-kin or estate request Background When necessary, state … To notify agencies of changes being made to the checks they receive as a result …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1649-changes-payroll-reversal-and-exchange-checks

Implementation of the Dignity for All Students Act

… school districts that adequately addresses transgender and gender nonconforming students. The audit covered the period July 1, … The Department’s guidance addressing transgender and gender nonconforming students has been both timely and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/13/implementation-dignity-all-students-act

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School & Municipal Audits

… with competitive bidding requirements or the village’s procurement policy, five claims totaling $1,334 included food and alcohol purchases and one claim totaling $700 did … proposed budget complies with the tax levy limit. Track state and local government spending at Open Book New …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-municipal-audits

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits

… and document overtime for non-instructional employees. As a result, there is an increased risk that overtime costs totaling $774,499 … Non-emergency overtime was also not generally preapproved in writing. In addition, officials did not maintain …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits

Medicaid Program – Improper Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Payments for Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance

… on behalf of recipients who had third-party insurance and, if so, whether appropriate recoveries were made. The … Part D). Medicaid is considered the payer of last resort and, as such, FFS pharmacy providers are required to … with Gainwell Technologies (Gainwell) to identify and recover Medicaid payments made for services that should …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/medicaid-program-improper-fee-service-pharmacy-payments-recipients-third-party-health

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits

… program (DCAP) and health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) in a timely manner. As of Dec. 31, 2021, the … $83,068 (97%) in forfeited funds from the FSA, DCAP and HRA for the 2014-15 through 2020-21 plan years to BOCES. As a … returned all forfeited funds from the FSA, DCAP and HRA in a timely manner. East Rochester Union Free School …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits

I.4 Supplemental Information – I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview

… The following supplemental information is available to provide further details on statewide …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-i/i4-supplemental-information

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… School District , Eastchester Union Free School District , Middle Country Central School District , Mount Markham … $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … when the unused appropriated fund balance was added back, the recalculated unassigned fund balance exceeded 17 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits

State Police Bulletin No. SP-189

… Purpose To inform the agency of OSC’s automatic processing and provide … processed automatically Affected Employees Employees of the Division of State Police in the State Police Troopers Unit – BU07 and the State Police … To inform the agency of OSCs automatic processing and provide …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-189-increases-hazard-duty-pay-location-pay-and-command-pay-state-police

SUNY Bulletin No. SU-265

… Lump Sum Payments. Affected Employees Active employees in Bargaining Unit 08 with the following Pay Basis Codes:  … both the Fall and Spring semesters may be made beginning in Administration Pay Period 18L, paychecks dated 12/26/2018. … Payments for the Fall semester only may be made beginning in Administration Pay Period 18L, paychecks dated 12/26/2018. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-265-suny-discretionary-lump-sum-payments-dlp-and-dls-fall-2018

SUNY Bulletin No. SU-254

… Lump Sum Payments Affected Employees Active employees in Bargaining Unit 08 with the following Pay Basis Codes: 21P … both the Fall and Spring semesters may be made beginning in Administration Pay Period 18L, paychecks dated 12/27/2017 … Payments for the Fall semester only may be made beginning in Administration Pay Period 18L, paychecks dated 12/27/2017 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-254-suny-discretionary-lump-sum-payments-dlp-and-dls-fall-2017

Oversight of Drug Disposal

… Objective To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) programs and the programs it oversees collect and dispose of unneeded … To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports programs and the programs it oversees collect …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/15/oversight-drug-disposal

DiNapoli: State Paid $14.5 Billion for Medicaid Home Care Services That Lacked Verification

… verification and create an electronic visit verification compliance program to deny improper claims and recoup … they planned to implement a program to increase providers’ compliance with electronic verification of home services and … Report  Department of Health, Medicaid Program: Provider Compliance With the Electronic Visit Verification Program …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-paid-145-billion-medicaid-home-care-services-lacked-verification

UnitedHealthcare – Overpayments for Out-of-Network Anesthesia Services Provided at In-Network Ambulatory Surgery Centers

… Surgery Centers that were contractually required to use in-network anesthesia providers. The audit covered the … Service), provides health insurance coverage to active and retired State, participating local government, and school district employees, as well as their dependents. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/13/unitedhealthcare-overpayments-out-network-anesthesia-services-provided-network-ambulatory

Monitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts

… (Authority) monitors the contractors and sub-contractors on its projects to ensure they pay employees at the … with Article 8, Section 220 of the State Labor Law on Public Work (Article 8) that requires payment of … dedicated to enforcement of the prevailing wage law on Authority projects in the New York City area. The …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/04/monitoring-prevailing-wage-compliance-construction-contracts

Controls and Accountability of Court, Trust and Bail Funds

… Department of Finance accurately accounts for Court, Trust and Bail funds. This audit covered from January 1, 2011 … Section 2601 of the New York State Civil Practice Law and Rules requires that all moneys paid into the New York … or no heirs able or willing to administer the estates), and other miscellaneous funds. Finance's Court Assets …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/controls-and-accountability-court-trust-and-bail-funds

Partial Lump Sum Payment – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans

… PFRS members can elect to receive a partial lump sum (PLS) payment at retirement. If you elect a PLS payment, your monthly benefit will be permanently reduced . … you will receive your PLS along with your first pension payment, at the end of the month following your retirement …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/partial-lump-sum-payment

Partial Lump Sum Payment – State Police Plan

… PFRS members can elect to receive a partial lump sum (PLS) payment at retirement. If you elect a PLS payment, your monthly benefit will be permanently reduced . … you will receive your PLS along with your first pension payment, at the end of the month following your retirement …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/partial-lump-sum-payment

Medicaid Program – Excessive Payments for Durable Medical Equipment Rentals

… 2021 for non-oxygen-related durable medical equipment rentals and September 2018 to December 2021 for … the Department pays managed care organizations (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the MCOs arrange for the provision of health care …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/12/medicaid-program-excessive-payments-durable-medical-equipment-rentals

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… audits have been issued. Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. – Financial Management (Erie County) … Auditors reviewed 58 out of 765 (8 percent) agricultural, veterans and senior citizen exemptions, totaling $2.9 … Auditors reviewed 60 out of 369 (16 percent) agricultural, veterans, disability and senior citizen exemptions totaling …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits