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Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… announced the guilty plea of Herbert Friedman, former chief financial officer of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council). Friedman pleaded … kickbacks to Cohen and Friedman, who was Met Council's chief financial officer until he left in 2009. Friedman, who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackMedicaid Program – Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits
… methodology. The audit covered the period from December 1, 2008 through May 29, 2013. Background The Medicaid program … departments and ambulatory surgery centers on December 1, 2008. The methodology was implemented in freestanding … determined the clinic’s records did not support any of the exam procedures, and in some instances the medical records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/29/medicaid-program-ambulatory-patient-groups-payments-duplicate-claims-and-services-excessMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans
… payments to Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation plans for recipients who were no longer enrolled in these plans. The audit covered the period January 1, 2010 through … 2015. Background Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation plans (Plans) provide health and long-term care services to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/30/medicaid-program-improper-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-managed-long-term-careIdentifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City
… To determine if the New York City Administration for Childrens Services and the New York City Department of Youth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/06/identifying-reporting-and-providing-services-youth-risk-sexual-human-trafficking-new-yorkMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, and Attending Requirements
… that require an appropriate National Provider Identifier (NPI) for ordering, prescribing, referring, and attending … for Medicaid claims that did not contain an appropriate NPI in the OPRA fields and resulted in: $1.5 billion in … that did not contain an appropriate referring or attending NPI (for example, some claims contained NPIs of providers who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-claims-not-compliance-ordering-prescribingInappropriate Premium Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Family Health Plus (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our initial audit report, Inappropriate Premium Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Family Health Plus (Report … extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our initial audit report Inappropriate Premium Payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/25/inappropriate-premium-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-mainstream-managed-care-andExcessive Premium Payments for Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plans (Follow-Up)
… through managed care, including Mainstream Managed Care (MMC), which provides comprehensive coverage, and Health and … mental illness and/or substance use disorders. Within MMC and HARP is the Integrated Benefits for Dually Eligible … which became effective April 1, 2021. IB-Dual pays lower MMC and HARP premium rates for Medicaid recipients in MMC or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/05/08/excessive-premium-payments-dual-eligible-recipients-enrolled-mainstream-managed-care-andDiNapoli: Despite Third Straight Year of State Workforce Expansion, OT Costs Increased by $1.6 Billion in 2025
… New York State agency overtime costs increased 22.7% in 2025 for a total of $1.6 billion, while the number of overtime hours increased … 3.2% to 15,132, driven largely by separations other than retirement. Report New York State Agency Use of Overtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-despite-third-straight-year-state-workforce-expansion-ot-costs-increased-16-billion-2025DiNapoli: NYC Transportation and Warehousing Sector Fares Better Than Other Sectors in Recovery Amid Shift to E-Commerce
… employment in 2021 as it is home to La Guardia and John F. Kennedy (JFK) airports. These serve as instrumental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-nyc-transportation-and-warehousing-sector-fares-better-other-sectors-recovery-amid-shift-eDiNapoli: 33.55 Percent Annual Investment Return for New York State Pension Fund Is Largest in Its History
… mortgages (23.14 percent), private equity (10.57 percent), real estate and real assets (8.24 percent) and credit, absolute return …
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 98 - 22
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … Opns St Comp, 1974, p 82; compare 30 Opns St Comp, 1974, p 22, discussing village board actions which may be taken by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-22Opinion 95-6
… with respect to violations of traffic control signals and speed limits in suburban town) -- Distribution by State … justice with respect to violations of a suburban town's speed limits and traffic control signals) -- Vehicle and … penalties with respect to violations of a suburban town's speed limits and traffic control signals) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-6DiNapoli: Former Potsdam Court Clerk Sentenced to Jail; $117,000 Restitution
… Former Potsdam Justice Court clerk Mary Jo Guyette was sentenced today in a $117,120 … the cost,” DiNapoli said. “I thank District Attorney Mary Rain and the New York State Police for their work on … resolution,” St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain said. According to DiNapoli’s audit, Guyette …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-former-potsdam-court-clerk-sentenced-jail-117000-restitutionCalculating Days Worked – Enhanced Reporting
… be reported as less than full-time — even if part-time work is all the job requires. To properly determine the … paid and the employee worked seven and one-half hours each work day, the total number of hours worked in the reporting … scheduled hours constitutes overtime . Employees cannot work additional regular hours in a pay period to make up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/calculating-days-workedContract Advisory No. 6
… Subject: The Vendor ID associated to a contract record in the Statewide Financial … contract (sequence 0) is in the Open status. The Vendor ID cannot be changed once the transaction has been submitted … that a contract is associated with the incorrect Vendor ID. Use the attached chart: “ What To Do When An Incorrect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/6-correcting-vendor-id-contractState Agencies Bulletin No. 685
… Unit represented by Council 82, for purposes of the Taylor Law. A binding arbitration award was made in … Unit represented by Council 82, for purposes of the Taylor Law. Affected Employees Payroll Bargaining Unit Code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/685-establishment-new-payroll-bargaining-unit-codes-non-arbitration-eligibleDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Fill Out 2020 Census Forms
… New York lags behind most other states in responding to the 2020 Census, ranking 38th in the country, New York … percent of New York households have responded compared to the national average of 62 percent. He urged New Yorkers to be counted and respond to the Census. “New York is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-fill-out-2020-census-formsDiNapoli: February Local Sales Tax Collections Down 4.2 Percent; Year Over Year Decline Narrows
… P. DiNapoli announced today. Collections totaled nearly $1.3 billion, down $55 million from February of last year. Collections are down $2.2 billion, or 12 percent, for … a toll on statewide sales tax collections during the past year. New York’s local governments continue to suffer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-february-local-sales-tax-collections-down-42-percent-year-over-year-decline-narrowsMedian Income
… Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, 1 median household income in every county in New York increased … challenges. 2 Statewide, the inflation adjusted (“real”) median household income 3 increased by $1,688, or 2 percent, … to 2024. However, in 23 of the state’s 62 counties, real median household income decreased. Tioga county had the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/median-incomeDirect Deposit Program
… Due to system maintenance, the Direct Deposit features in Retirement Online are temporarily unavailable. Please … using direct deposit yet? Don’t wait to receive a check in the mail—direct deposit is fast, convenient and secure. … be applied to your next month’s pension payment. Sign in to Retirement Online. From Account Homepage, click Update …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/direct-deposit-program