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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Department of Agriculture and Markets: … recommendations, one has been fully implemented and two have been partially implemented. Office of Mental Health … Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) that could have been avoided if it had used a term contract rather than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Year-End Accomplishments
… every provider and other critical changes. Audited the STAR program and found significant shortcomings in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-year-end-accomplishmentsState Health Department Should Improve Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to fix problems and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes … DiNapoli. While DOH is frequently inspecting nursing homes and acting quickly on serious complaints, auditors found that … its enforcement policies to better protect the health and well-being of nursing home residents across the state,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/state-health-department-should-improve-enforcement-nursing-home-violationsOverview – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… process for all Vendors/Customers they do business with, who are not already registered in the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7-overviewComptroller DiNapoli Releases Special Education Audits
… In 2013, the state enacted legislation requiring the Comptroller to audit the expenses reported to SED by every program provider of special education services for preschool children with disabilities at least once by … In 2013 the state enacted legislation requiring the Comptroller to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-special-education-auditsMedicaid Program – Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists
… disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. For dental care, the State's Medicaid program requires care to … ended March 31, 2011, Medicaid paid about $321 million for dental claims. From January 1, 2007 through June 8, 2011, … Department of Health: Inappropriate Medicaid Billings for Dental Restorations (2007-S-71) Department of Health: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/04/medicaid-program-suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentistsOversight of the Early Intervention Program
… Objective To determine whether the New York State Department of Health (Department) is effectively administering the Early Intervention Program (Program) in compliance with … and ensuring equitable and timely access to services for children across the State. The audit covered the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/28/oversight-early-intervention-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 2279
… processing in Pay Period 20C and to explain those areas for which the agency will be responsible. Affected Employees: … Legislature are to be paid in 26 biweekly installments. For this reason, Legislative Members have a Comp Rate Code of … the final paycheck in that calendar year. Paychecks for Administration Pay Period 20C will be dated 12/31/2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2279-impact-27-pay-periods-calendar-year-2024-nys-legislative-membersDiNapoli: Audit Identifies $800,000 in Ineligible Costs Submitted by NYC Special Education Provider
… to improve oversight of preschool special education provider programs. Chapter 545 of the Laws of 2013 was … reported to SED by every preschool special education provider. The audits have continued to find improper use of … funds. A comprehensive look at past audits is available online: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-identifies-800000-ineligible-costs-submitted-nyc-special-education-providerState Agencies Bulletin No. 1619
… of the implementation of the New York State Paid Family Leave Affected Employees As of January 1, 2018, employees in … the Governor signed into law a comprehensive Paid Family Leave policy. The law provides for a deduction from employee wages to fund the program. Paid Family Leave coverage is funded by employee payroll deductions. Most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1619-new-york-state-paid-family-leave-program-ny-paid-family-leaveState Comptroller DiNapoli and Ulster County Executive Metzger Announce Findings of Gulnick Investigation
… A forensic examination and investigation of former Ulster County Commissioner of Finance Burton Gulnick Jr. … “Despite this, we have made several recommendations to Ulster County officials to strengthen financial practices and … his County position to steal from taxpayers," said Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger. "It comes as a great …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-ulster-county-executive-metzger-announce-findings-gulnickOpinion 88-79
… Action Grant to provide grants or loans to assist private developers in financing economic development projects … deemed "miscellaneous revenue" to grant or loan moneys to developers for projects identified by the local development … income to provide grants or loans to assist private developers in financing economic development projects without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… Joel Rivera. In 2013, Alvarez ran for Rivera's seat in the 15th New York City Council District, which covers the Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $110,000 Health Contract Theft
… for Criminal Justice Kelly Donovan. The prosecutors were assisted by Investigations Bureau Investigator Dennis Churns, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-110000-health-contract-theftDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… the former Provisional Supervisor of Facilities for the Hempstead School District, pleaded guilty today at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to access device fraud in connection with … the former Provisional Supervisor of Facilities for the Hempstead School District pleaded guilty today at the federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraudDiNapoli: Needles, Birth Control Go Missing From NYC School Health Centers
… our findings, and I commend them for agreeing to take swift steps to implement controls over inventory that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-needles-birth-control-go-missing-nyc-school-health-centersComptroller DiNapoli's Office Releases State Revenue Forecast
… DiNapoli released the following letter today from Robert Ward, deputy comptroller for the Division of Budget and … P DiNapoli released the following letter today from Robert Ward deputy comptroller for the Division of Budget and Policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapolis-office-releases-state-revenue-forecastOpinion 88-12
… agreement for services) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-o; VILLAGE LAW, §4-412: A village may provide for refuse … provide the service to the others. General Municipal Law, §119-o(1) authorizes municipal corporations to enter into … perform or exercise separately (General Municipal Law, §119-n[c]). Subdivision 2 of section 119-o lists several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12Opinion 89-27
Whether a noncharter county may by resolution provide that county supervisors who take office after a certain date be required to contribute a greater amount for health insurance coverage than those supervisors who were in office prior to such date
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27Opinion 88-61
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of the appropriate late payment interest charge. You state that thereafter the taxpayer tendered payment in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61