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Unnecessary Medicaid Payments for Children at Voluntary Agencies (Follow-Up)
… report, Unnecessary Medicaid Payments for Children at Voluntary Agencies (2010-S-47). Background Our initial audit … Medicaid payments for foster care children placed in voluntary agencies. The Department administers the New York … who are placed in private welfare agencies (known as voluntary agencies) are enrolled in Medicaid. For these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/23/unnecessary-medicaid-payments-children-voluntary-agencies-followDisposal of Electronic Devices
… prior to disposal and, if sending them to OGS, to certify in writing that the devices no longer contain any retrievable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/04/disposal-electronic-devicesMedicaid Program – Excessive Medicaid Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers for Group Therapy Services
… Purpose To determine if Medicaid reimbursement rates for group therapy services provided by Federally Qualified … rates. With approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department amended … To determine if Medicaid reimbursement rates for group …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/medicaid-program-excessive-medicaid-payments-federally-qualified-health-centers-groupBenchmark Family Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… 2013. Background BFS, a for-profit organization located in Watertown, New York, is an SED-approved provider of … with learning disabilities from school districts located in Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties. The … services using reimbursement rates set by SED; the State, in turn, reimburses the counties 59.5 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/29/benchmark-family-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 969
… with instructions for processing the second installment of the Voluntary Severance Program payment. Affected Employees … $10,000 installments. This bulletin covers the payment of the second installment. Effective Date(s) Payments will be … with instructions for processing the second installment of the Voluntary Severance Program payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/969-executive-voluntary-severance-program-payments-second-installmentRochester Childfirst Network – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Background RCN, a not-for-profit organization located in Rochester, New York, is an SED-approved provider of … with learning disabilities from ten school districts in Monroe County. Monroe County pays tuition to RCN for its … services using reimbursement rates set by SED; the State, in turn, reimburses the county 59.5 percent of the preschool …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/17/rochester-childfirst-network-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B17-6-11)
… funding of $590.7 million for the Yonkers Public Schools (District) and $563.6 million for the City. The 2017-18 budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/07/07/city-yonkers-budget-review-b17-6-11Selected Aspects of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Transportation (Department) is taking … timely repairs or corrections. This audit covers the period October 1, 2008 through June 17, 2013. Background The Department is responsible for administering State … To determine whether the Department of Transportation Department is taking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/22/selected-aspects-motor-carrier-safety-assistance-programDiNapoli Announces Lowered Fees for New York State's 529 College Savings Direct Plan
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced a new reduction in management fees for the state’s 529 College Savings Program’s Direct Plan. It … said DiNapoli. “The latest reduction to the Direct Plan’s management fees means that more money will be available to … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced a new reduction in management fees for the states 529 College Savings Programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-announces-lowered-fees-new-york-states-529-college-savings-direct-planOpinion 90-29
… Alternatives 1 Where restitution is ordered, the district attorney is required to file the restitution order …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-29Geneva City School District - Reserves (2018M-51)
… to fund reserves in its annual budgets. Seven reserves with balances totaling $9.4 million (72 percent of total … reserved are necessary, reasonable and in compliance with statutory requirements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/22/geneva-city-school-district-reserves-2018m-51Spencer-Van Etten Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-155)
… have generally taken adequate steps towards helping to ensure computerized data was safeguarded through managing … providing adequate training and adopting and distributing a written information technology (IT) contingency plan. … and audit recommendations were communicated confidentially to officials. District officials agreed with our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/spencer-van-etten-central-school-district-information-technology-2021mFayetteville-Manlius Central School District – Professional Services (2020M-115)
… (District) officials sought competition for procurement of professional services. Audit Results With minor exceptions, District officials sought competition for professional services. Key Recommendation Continue to review … the request for proposal (RFP) timetable and ensure all professional services are procured in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/13/fayetteville-manlius-central-school-district-professional-services-2020mState Agencies Bulletin No. 1913
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for processing the April 2021 2% Lifeguard Salary Increase. … Budget Bulletin D-1139 issued March 18, 2019 on Wage Rates for State Employees in Seasonal Lifeguard Positions Note: … date (listed below) should receive the appropriate rate for the 2021 season inclusive of the 2020 retroactive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1913-april-2021-lifeguard-2-salary-increase-state-university-professionalImproper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Follow-Up)
… episodes of care. CHHAs can be paid for a full episode (when the episode of care is 60 days) or for a partial episode (when the episode of care is less than 60 days). We issued our … within 60 days of the recipient’s original episode start date; and $1.3 million in overpayments to CHHAs that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/04/improper-episodic-payments-home-health-providers-followMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Hospitals' Claims for Lengthy Acute Care Admissions
… were billed by ten hospitals for patients admitted for 50 or more days for high levels of care and without any ALC. … for nearly 10,600 inpatient stays per year (on average) of 50 or more days of acute care without any ALC. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/25/medicaid-program-overpayments-hospitals-claims-lengthy-acute-care-admissionsDiNapoli: Local Government Employment Outside NYC Fell Nearly 39,000 Since 2007
… City shrank 7.9% from 491,102 to 452,298 from 2007 through 2022, according to a report by New York State Comptroller … districts likely helped employment numbers recover some in 2022, they remain below 2009 levels. DiNapoli’s report also … employees worked upstate (55%) as opposed to downstate in 2022. Upstate local governments employed 415 workers per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-local-government-employment-outside-nyc-fell-nearly-39000-2007DiNapoli: As State Tax Check-Off Options Increase, Spending Lags for Most
… which received 24.9% of the total, followed by Breast Cancer Research and Education (8.9%) and Food Banks (7.9%). … showed disbursements. Of these, only the funds for Breast Cancer Research and Education and Alzheimer's Disease Support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-state-tax-check-off-options-increase-spending-lags-mostXII.4.F Proper Invoice – XII. Expenditures
… must reject the invoice. Moreover, it is a best practice to notify the vendor within one business day of identifying the improper invoice to submit a proper invoice with the necessary information. … invoice and notify the vendor within one business day to resubmit a proper invoice once the goods, property, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4f-proper-invoiceSUNY Bulletin No. SU-326
… Downstate Location Stipend. Affected Employees Employees in the State University Graduate Student Negotiating Unit … Downstate Location Fund based on the number of employees in BU28 to be paid in Administration 1L. Employees who are part time (less than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-326-suny-downstate-location-stipend-gsnu-employees-represented