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DiNapoli: Audits Find $70 Million in Dubious Claims, Persistent Medicaid Billing System Failures
… two audits revealing more than $70 million in questionable Medicaid claims and payments. DiNapoli’s auditors found the … been kicked out of the system for wrongdoing. “New York’s Medicaid billing system is failing to catch waste, fraud, … of Health (DOH) made as much as $39.6 million in Medicaid overpayments through a reimbursement method intended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-audits-find-70-million-dubious-claims-persistent-medicaid-billing-system-failuresDiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… New York’s Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) has not been meeting the needs of … with the goal of developing 20,000 units of supportive housing by 2031 across the state for homeless individuals, … procurement agency for ESSHI. “The Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative was created to improve the availability of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellBorrowing Against Your Contributions – State Police Plan
… could result in significant tax consequences for you. You do not make the required payments on your loan at least once every three months or do not complete repayment within five years from the date the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/borrowing-against-your-contributions-0Area #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… IT access controls prescribe who or what computer process may have access to a specific IT … The first step in implementing adequate access controls is determining what level and type of protection is appropriate for various …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsControls Over Revocable Consents
… obtains required security deposits and certificates of liability insurance from the petitioner. Consents must also be approved … from (all 25 consents); ensuring the required amount of liability insurance was obtained ($51 million for 15 consents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/23/controls-over-revocable-consentsControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals
… period from February 2019 through August 2022. About the Program The Department is responsible for the confinement and … screening by authorized facility staff. Upon release or transfer out of the Department’s custody or when opting out … secure messaging, and its secure message content screening process does not adequately capture all risks to Individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individualsState Agencies Bulletin No. 816
… of the change to the procedure for identifying employees who may be due a Pre-Shift Briefing adjustment and to provide … by Council 82 Security Supervisors Units (BU61 and 91) who have been in positions eligible to receive Pre-Shift Briefing in Fiscal Year 2007-08 and who are employed in the following agencies: Office of Parks, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/816-new-query-identifying-employees-bargaining-units-61-and-91-eligible-preOpinion 88-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … affected by such contracts. There is no exception to the conflict of interest provisions of General Municipal Law, … village trustee who is an officer shareholder and employee of a construction corporation would have a conflict of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-23Opinion 95-24
… -- Mandatory Reserve Funds (criteria for establishing) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (use of State aid); … inhabitants which receives State aid on behalf of the city school district on account of a school building project for which indebtedness was contracted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Opinion 98-4
… regarding the applications; rejecting or approving the application; making an order setting forth the corrected … and recommendation, together with copies of the application, to the designated official. Upon receipt of the … the correction. If the designated official denies the application, in whole or in part, he or she must transmit to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Opinion 95-10
… fence encircling a cemetery or burial ground in the first class described in Town Law, §291(1), that is, a cemetery or … fourteen years. In the case of a cemetery in the second class described in section 291(1), a town is required to … front of or encircling a cemetery falling within the third class described in section 291(1). This is in response to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10State Agencies Bulletin No. 1828.1
… Retroactive Salary Increase, and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … for the following retroactive increases: Two percent (2.00%) retroactive increase for fiscal year 2020 for … 2021 Payment Effective Date Check Date Institution Lag 03/26/2020 03/25/2021 06/17/2021 Administration Extra Lag …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18281-retroactive-salary-increases-arbitration-eligible-bu01-and-nonExamination of Superstorm Sandy Expenses
… prices, and received the quality and quantity of lights, heaters and generators it procured during its … DHSES paid $1.17 million for 1,000 portable Pelican LED lights, 1,000 portable heaters, and 811 generators to ensure … maintain sufficient records to show it received all the lights, heaters and generators it paid for or to adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/examination-superstorm-sandy-expensesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1037
… November 24, 2010 Background According to Internal Revenue Code Section 1341 as explained in IRS Publication 525, the … originally overpaid in a prior year can not reduce the tax liability of the current year. The Federal, Social … amount of this repayment for the purposes of determining tax withholdings. This is because the IRS considers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1037-taxation-recovered-salary-overpaymentsFocus on Identity Theft
… Threat of Identity Theft , provides more information on this important issue. IDENTITY THEFT REPORTS … bank cards you need. Avoid giving out personal information on the phone, email or social media. Check bank and credit … and a lock icon near browser location field. Don’t click on links received in unsolicited email. Resources Federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/focus-identity-theftDisaster Recovery Planning
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) has a complete, functional, and tested disaster recovery plan for its agency and the College of Nanoscale Science and … To determine whether the Office of Information Technology Services has a complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/06/disaster-recovery-planningCyber Incident Response Team
… local governments, and public authorities. The audit covered the period from January 1, 2018 to March 26, 2021. … and public authorities. (For the purposes of this report, we consider non-Executive agencies to be those not supported … clearly define what is to be achieved, who is to achieve it, how it will be achieved, or the time frames for achieving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/12/cyber-incident-response-teamUse of Vendor-Supported Technology (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Use of Vendor-Supported Technology ( 2019-S-40 ). About the Program Niagara Frontier Transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/19/use-vendor-supported-technology-followCattaraugus County – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-68)
… and procedures to monitor the Microenterprise Development Loan Fund (MDLF) Program. Although the County’s contract with … of timely, detailed reports. Monitor and pursue delinquent loan payments in accordance with the MDLF Operations Manual. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/05/cattaraugus-county-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-activities-2013m-68Town of Poland – Internal Controls Over Vehicle Fuel Inventory (2013M-386)
… Key Findings The Town maintains two above-ground fuel storage tanks at its highway facility: a 1,500-gallon tank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/02/28/town-poland-internal-controls-over-vehicle-fuel-inventory-2013m-386