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Medicaid Program – Cost Saving Opportunities on Payments of Medicare Part C Claims
… December 31, 2020. About the Program The Department of Health administers the New York State Medicaid program. Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients are enrolled in both … Legislature approved a plan for Medicaid to pay 85 percent of dual-eligibles’ copayment or coinsurance on Medicare Part …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/21/medicaid-program-cost-saving-opportunities-payments-medicare-part-c-claimsArea #10 – Firewalls and Intrusion Detection – Information Technology Governance
… are often useful, they also increase the vulnerability of IT systems and electronic data to access and attacks from … review logged activities/events. There are several types of firewalls, each with varying capabilities to analyze … to defined rules. Understanding the capabilities of each type of firewall, acquiring firewall technologies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-10-firewalls-and-intrusion-detectionOpinion 91-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Requirements (mandatory referendum - curtailing powers of city board of estimate) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Budget … Whether section 75 of the Second Class Cities Law SCCL would permit a city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-9Opinion 92-29
… of General Municipal Law, §207-m to salary of deputy police commissioner); (salary of individual filling vacancy in office of police commissioner) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Commissioner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29DiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… crisis. The books for the 2013 fiscal year were not closed as of June 2014. However, the general ledger cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsContracted Programs With Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve Addicts, Inc.
… with contract terms. Background OASAS oversees programs for the prevention and treatment of alcohol and substance … with heroin dependence and to provide the opportunity for clients to make major lifestyle changes over time. According to the contract, OASAS reimburses PROMESA for the net costs it incurs to provide the services for each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/contracted-programs-puerto-rican-organization-motivate-enlighten-and-serve-addicts-incOpinion 2000-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service … FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (use of foreign fire insurance taxes to fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§218, 219, 219-a; INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Opinion 92-32
… no longer needed for town purposes (see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-5, p 4; 1976 Opns St Comp No. 76-1092, unreported; 31 Opns St Comp, 1975, p 89; cf . General Municipal Law, §109-b[7], …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-32Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… ("Value"), located at 257 Broadway in Lynbrook, New York, for allegedly defrauding the New York State Medicaid program … with Grand Larceny in the First Degree and other crimes for having allegedly paid kickbacks to a hospital employee for the referral of prescriptions for costly cancer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacyWeedsport Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-94)
… the plans. Analyze reserve funds to ensure balances are best aligned with the District’s long-term needs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/weedsport-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-94State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the following local government audits were issued. Town of Albion – Financial Management (Orleans County) The board … fund balance to decline 65% from $1,165,418 as of Jan. 1, 2018 to $403,003 as of Dec. 31, 2020.If the board continues to use fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOffice of the State Comptroller Response to Report Issued Today by the Department of Financial Services
… including lowering the hedge fund allocation to 2 percent of assets from 3 percent and paying below average fees. In … fund in well over a year. Unfortunately, the Department of Financial Services seems more interested in playing political games, so remains unaware of actions taken by what is one of the best managed and best …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/office-state-comptroller-response-report-issued-today-department-financial-servicesDiNapoli and NY State Pension Fund Reach Agreements with Major Companies on Executive Pay
… and adopt policies that take into account the compensation of the rest of their workforces. In response to the agreements, the Fund … forward." According to the Economic Policy Institute, CEOs of America's largest firms earned $271 for every dollar their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-and-ny-state-pension-fund-reach-agreements-major-companies-executive-payNew York Schools Reported More Than 32,000 Violent and Disruptive Incidents in the 2017-18 School Year
… New York State public and charter schools, with a combined student population of nearly 2.7 million, … feel safe. Sadly, many students and faculty are confronted with violent and disruptive activity on a regular basis. My … of challenges differ by grade level. Elementary schools, with nearly 1.3 million pupils, reported the lowest rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-schools-reported-more-32000-violent-and-disruptive-incidents-2017-18-school-yearCUNY Bulletin No. CU-809
… with the exception of the following: Code Description 249 PSC Dues Grads Assistants 274 PSC Dues 290 PSC Agency Shop Fee 406 Strike/Discip Fine 409 CUNY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-809-city-university-new-york-cuny-2021-2024-retroactive-blueDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… balances can be turned over to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) after five years of inactivity. In … gift cards. For this reason, everyone should check for unclaimed funds . “Many people don’t realize that after 5 … balances are turned over to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds,” DiNapoli said. “Now is a great time to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsOpinion 95-23
… claim as required by section 119 of the Town Law (34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 168; 1971 Opns St Comp No. 71-659, unreported). The town board's or the town … [2]; see People v Barnes , 114 NY 317; see also 1971 Opns St Comp No. 71-659, unreported; 26 Opns St Comp, 1970, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23Opinion 91-53
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … as deputy supervisor) -- Powers and Duties (appointment of board member as deputy supervisor) SUPERINTENDENT OF … additional compensation must be advertised in the notice of public hearing on the towns preliminary budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53Opinion 88-19
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS -- Authority To … Department of Environmental Conservation for a permit in connection with its proposed landfill operation. The authority for towns to participate in litigation is found in Town Law, §65. Subdivision 1 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-19Other Bulletin No. 76
… Employees: Employees designated management or confidential in Bargaining Unit 96 in the SCF with an increment code of 1976-2019 who meet the … effective April 2024 as a one-time, lump sum payment in the amount of $1,500, $3,000 or $4,500. Effective Dates: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-76-april-2024-state-university-construction-fund-scf