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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1016
… Immediately Background Maintaining up-to-date addresses for employees enables the State to provide high quality … and save money on postage. Because addresses are used for such critical tasks as direct employee contact, mailing … the organization to be Move-Update Certified and eligible for discount postal rates. OSC has begun using this service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1016-maintaining-date-employee-addresses-payserv-systemState Agencies Bulletin No. 962
… with procedures to populate retirement records in PayServ for employees who enroll in PFRS Affected Employees Employees … are not limited to: Employee contributions of 3% of pay for all years of creditable service Ten year credited service … overtime compensation will be limited for final average salary calculations to 15% of non-overtime annual wages by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/962-new-tier-5-benefit-structure-new-york-state-police-and-fire-retirementMedicaid Program – Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician
… Medicaid managed care plans) paid Dr. Ahmad $1,039,404 for 24,695 office visits. During this period, the Medicaid program also paid approximately $15 million for medications Dr. Ahmad prescribed in connection with those … program are required to maintain complete, legible records for each Medicaid patient treated. The records must include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/18/medicaid-program-questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertainingNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by CVS Health for Pharmacy Services for Ineligible Members
… Objective To determine whether CVS Health paid pharmacy claims for Empire Plan members who were … December 31, 2019. About the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/29/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-cvs-health-pharmacy-services-ineligibleOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services
… Investment Board (SWIB). The State must also submit, for federal approval, a 4-year plan (Plan) that describes its … System, including a governance body that has been dormant for 5 years and a delay in approval of the guiding Plan for … gaps, and/or fragmentation in programs and services increases. The Department has not updated its Catalogue of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/19/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1909
… agreement between New York State and NYSCOPBA provides for a bi-weekly Security Services Hazardous Duty Pay payment … report will be available after processing the automatic increases: NHRP703 Mass Salary Additional Pay Report This report identifies all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1909-april-2021-increase-hazardous-duty-pay-arbitration-eligible-bu01Other Bulletin No. 40
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the April 2017 SCF CSEA LLS payment for newly … (10) or more years of continuous service* at a base annual salary equal to or greater than the Job Rate of the … same pay period in which the position change is processed. Retroactive Adjustment OSC will automatically calculate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-40-april-2017-suny-construction-fund-scf-civil-servicePerformance Incentive Program
… Incentive Program (Program) to reward its employees for meeting performance goals. A series of legal opinions and … by various State oversight agencies provide guidance for public authorities regarding performance incentive … a 57 percent share, of the total awards while accounting for less than 3 percent of the workforce. Over the scope of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/27/performance-incentive-programEligibility Requirements – World Trade Center Presumption
… To be eligible for this presumption, you must have been employed by a … World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations for any period of time within the first 48 hours after the … of a public retirement system at the time that you worked for a public employer in the rescue, recovery and cleanup, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/world-trade-center/eligibility-requirementsLow-Income Housing Trust Fund Program (Follow-Up)
… received annual appropriations totaling $44.2 million for 2017 through 2019 and generally provides up to $125,000 … a Unified Funding Process, wherein applicants apply for housing resources through Unified Funding Multi-Family Program Requests for Proposals. According to an HCR report, for 2014 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/02/low-income-housing-trust-fund-program-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1273
… Purpose To provide agency procedures for processing the payments. Affected Employees Employees in … the Over40 Comp Time II program negotiated with CSEA and PEF, employees are permitted in each year of the program to … at the straight time rate based on the employee’s salary at the time of liquidation. Employees are not required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1273-2013-csea-and-pef-over40-comp-time-ii-cash-outBest Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… the location of stored backup data, the specific method for backing up and any other important details relating to … unusable. Some organizations contract with a third party for backing up data, applications and/or operating systems. … with the vendor that clearly describes the expectations for safeguarding the data, especially if it contains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practices-0Capital – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… include not only highways and bridges, but also facilities for education, government, health, housing, environmental … increased by $2.2 billion (21.4 percent). Spending increases within major categories included: Transportation, … by $659.6 million (11.4 percent). Transportation accounted for 52.4 percent of all capital projects spending in SFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/capitalTaxes – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Obscuring Collections Trends The PTET provides a way for certain taxpayers to avoid the $10,000 limit on federal itemized deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) by imposing a tax on the … rely more heavily on sales and user taxes. Tax Burden Increases The combined federal, State, and local tax burden …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/taxesDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Releases Annual Investment Return
… March 31, 2023, the Fund had 44.14% of its assets invested in publicly traded equities. The remaining Fund assets by … It has consistently been ranked as one of the best managed and best funded plans in the nation. Links Fund’s historic value …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-releases-annual-investment-returnSustainable Investments and Climate Solutions Program
… released a Climate Action Plan , which provides a roadmap for the Common Retirement Fund (CRF) to address … and more. The Fund also assesses how managers account for ESG (environmental, social, governance)-related risks and opportunities. The Fund set 2040 as its target for reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions. Accelerating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/sustainable-investments-and-climate-solutions-programCUNY Bulletin No. CU-641
… Purpose To explain the agency procedures for reporting rate increases and adjustments for … of New York and the Plumbers Local Union No. 1, U.A. for retroactive increases for employees in the title of Plumber, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-641-cuny-retroactive-salary-rate-increases-plumbers-supervisorState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… properly invoice drug manufacturers for rebates or remit all rebate revenue it collected. As a result, New York was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsMedicaid Program - Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection
… managed care organizations (MCOs) to coordinate the care for enrolled Medicaid beneficiaries. In exchange, MCOs receive a monthly premium payment for each enrollee. In 2014, New York State’s Medicaid claim … among the largest plans. In 1998, managed care accounted for just 8 percent of New York State Medicaid expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/15/medicaid-program-medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detectionCUNY Bulletin No. CU-759
… Purpose To explain the agency procedures for reporting rate increases and adjustments for miscellaneous earnings. … of New York and the Steamfitters Local Union # 638 for retroactive raises for employees in the titles of Steamfitter … requiring a manual adjustment as a result of a retroactive salary increase. Agencies must provide an explanation of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-759-cuny-retroactive-salary-rate-increases-steamfitter-and