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DiNapoli: Son Left Father’s Body in Morgue to Steal His Pension and Social Security Payments
… District Attorney Richard A. Brown. “Thus robbing the New York pension system and the federal government of tens of … 2011, the Social Security Inspector General notified the New York State and Local Retirement System that the body of … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-son-left-fathers-body-morgue-steal-his-pension-and-social-security-paymentsOpinion 88-78
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … the procedural requirements of article 3 of the Municipal Home Rule Law (§§20, et seq .) must be followed. Pursuant to section 20(4) of the Municipal Home Rule Law, no local law shall be passed unless: (a) it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-78Maximizing Drug Rebates Under the Federal Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Follow-Up) (2024-F-14)
To determine the extent of implementation of the 12 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Medicaid Program: Maximizing Drug Rebates Under the Federal Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Report 2021-S-11).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-24f14.pdfMainstream Managed Care Organizations – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting (2014-S-55) 90-Day Response
To determine whether mainstream managed care organizations are submitting accurate administrative costs to the Department of Health and whether ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-14s55-response.pdfCVS Health - Accuracy of Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service (2018-S-50)
To determine if CVS Health invoiced and remitted commercial rebate revenue related to Empire Plan drug utilization in accordance with its contract with the ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s50.pdfOffice of Children and Family Services - Financial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program (2016-S-39)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has adequate controls in place to ensure that money provided to selected community...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s39.pdfMedicaid Program - Appropriateness of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by the New York State of Health System (2014-S-4)
To determine if the Department of Health’s New York State of Health system has adequate controls to ensure accurate enrollments in the Medicaid program
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2014-14s4.pdfBet on the Farm: Farmland Protection as a Strategy for Economic Growth and Renewal, October 2010
New York State's Farmland Protection Program was created in 1992 to preserve high quality working farmland and to reduce pressures on farm families to sell the
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-farmland-protection-2010.pdfNew York’s Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks
… While the labor force in New York is predominantly white, it has gotten more diverse in the past decade and is more so than the rest of the nation. The share of white workers has declined from 75.8 percent in 2011 to 70.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-labor-force-assessing-10-year-trends-and-pandemic-setbacksInappropriate 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 … receive monthly premium payments for individuals enrolled in their plans. The Department of Health (Department) has the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/25/inappropriate-premium-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-mainstream-managed-care-andJackson Child Development Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Jackson Child … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education programs, and sufficiently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/07/jackson-child-development-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualIX.3 Establish & Maintain Federal Grants in SFS for Non-Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-ix/ix3-establish-maintain-federal-grants-sfs-non-onboarding-agenciesDiNapoli: Potential Changes in Federal Policies Pose Risks for New York City's Budget
… New York City projects a surplus of nearly $4.2 billion in FY 2017, the largest since FY 2008, but faces uncertainty with potential policy changes in Washington, as well as slowing growth in tax collections and job creation, according to a report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-potential-changes-federal-policies-pose-risks-new-york-citys-budgetImproper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, and Attending Requirements (Follow-Up)
… appropriate NPI in the OPRA fields. We determined Medicaid made over $1.5 billion in improper and questionable payments … required or where the OPRA NPI was not properly validated by the Department at the time of payment, and $19.4 million … due to past misconduct. Key Findings Department officials made limited progress in addressing the problems we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/13/improper-medicaid-payments-claims-not-compliance-ordering-prescribing-referring-andBuffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Key Findings For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, we identified $272,526 in ineligible costs reported by the … in Medicaid fee-for-service revenue received by the Center when calculating the Center’s tuition rate. As a result, the … pertinent SED requirements that relate to the deficiencies we identified. To the Center: Ensure that costs reported on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/27/buffalo-hearing-speech-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualContract Advisory No. 6
… to a contract record in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) can only be changed when the original contract (sequence 0) is in the Open status. The Vendor ID cannot be changed once … with the incorrect Vendor ID. Use the attached chart: “ What To Do When An Incorrect Vendor ID Has Been Used For A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/6-correcting-vendor-id-contractXI.11.F Contract Monitoring – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of goods or services provided, personnel listed by name, title, and hours worked, whether invoices should be … assigned to appropriate staff and identify: The name and or title of the individuals(s) who will perform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11f-contract-monitoringPublic Safety – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Number of Crimes and Crime Rates Rise for the First Time in Eight Years The number of crimes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-safetyWestchester School for Special Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… whether the costs reported by the Westchester School for Special Children (WSSC) on its Consolidated Fiscal … SED. SED reimburses DoE and the other school districts for a portion of its payments to WSSC. For the four years … for the personal expenses, he should not have used WSSC funds for such expenses in the first instance. WSSC paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/02/westchester-school-special-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualWestchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… not-for-profit special education provider located in Westchester County, New York. WestCOP provides preschool … ended June 30, 2013, WestCOP reported about $2.1 million in reimbursable costs on its CFR for the rate-based preschool … For the year ended June 30, 2013, we identified $87,017 in ineligible costs that WestCOP reported on its CFR for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/westchester-community-opportunity-program-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual