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Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up)
… 2016. The audit objectives were to determine whether the owner of a Medicaid eye care provider (Provider) and the owner’s family members and associates inappropriately … benefits on behalf of the owner and the owner’s spouse and three other family members during the enrollment periods. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/12/eye-care-provider-and-family-inappropriately-enroll-recipients-and-overcharge-visionPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… 31, 2015. Background The Transit Adjudication Bureau (TAB) is an administrative tribunal established by State … rules governing public use of the transit system. TAB offers a respondent the opportunity to receive a hearing, … decide to contest a Notice of Violation (NOV or summons). TAB also handles the actual processing of the NOVs, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-feesInappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients With Multiple Identification Numbers and No Social Security Numbers (Follow-Up)
… made in our audit report, Inappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients with Multiple Identification Numbers and No … assigned identification numbers to individuals eligible for Medicaid, and whether inappropriate Medicaid payments … The Department oversees and establishes guidelines for local districts regarding Medicaid eligibility. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/06/inappropriate-medicaid-payments-recipients-multiple-identification-numbers-and-no-socialUnder Reporting of Net Available Monthly Income for Nursing Home Residents Causes Medicaid Overpayments (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Under Reporting of Net Available Monthly Income for Nursing Home Residents … homes were properly reduced by Medicaid recipients' net available monthly income. Many Medicaid nursing home … cost of their nursing home care. This is referred to as net available monthly income (NAMI). New York's 58 localities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/16/under-reporting-net-available-monthly-income-nursing-home-residents-causes-medicaidAudit of the Tuition Reimbursement Account for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… the Tuition Reimbursement Account Special Revenue Fund (TRA), to protect the financial interests of these students. … respects, the respective financial position of the TRA as of the three fiscal years ending March 31, 2013, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/07/24/audit-tuition-reimbursement-account-three-fiscal-years-ended-march-31-2013Cost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts
… system pump. For this type of fund, the authorization must state the estimated maximum cost of the specific item. Type … a defined "period of probable usefulness" (see New York State Local Finance Law Section 11.00). This type of capital … a town governed by the Suburban Town Law (see New York State Town Law Article 3-a). The fund may be used for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-and-repair-reserve-funds-town-or-county-water-and-sewer-districtsLife Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Preschoolers, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Life Skills’ Board of Directors. $8,562 in overallocated utility expenses. Key Recommendations To SED: Review the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/17/life-skills-home-training-tutorial-program-preschoolers-inc-compliance-reimbursable-costMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers
… make recoveries, as appropriate. Correct the multiple CIN cases identified to prevent future improper payments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipientsAudit of the Tuition Reimbursement Account for the Five Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2018
… Fund, now titled the Tuition Reimbursement Account (TRA), to protect the financial interests of these students. … respects, the respective financial position of the TRA as of and for the five fiscal years ending March 31, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/audit-tuition-reimbursement-account-five-fiscal-years-ended-march-31-2018Empire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Special Items Billed by Hospitals Within Long Island Health Network
… active and retired State, local government, and school district employees and their dependents. The Empire Plan is … with Empire BlueCross (Empire) to administer the hospital portion of this plan. Empire processes claims for hospital services according to contracts it negotiates with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/29/empire-bluecross-improper-payments-special-items-billed-hospitals-within-long-island-healthThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… information technology (IT) equipment being unaccounted for, and the agency destroys new and barely used devices … ITS was created in 2012 to centralize IT services for state executive agencies. In addition to overseeing the … IT services and purchasing and maintaining equipment for state employees, ITS is responsible for keeping an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityEugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School - Procurement and Dignity for All Students Act (2018M-271)
… policies and procedures for credit cards resulting in the circumvention of purchasing policies and unnecessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/04/19/eugenio-maria-de-hostos-charter-school-procurement-and-dignity-allReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - February 2016
On January 21, 2016, the Mayor released his preliminary executive budget for FY 2017 and a financial plan for fiscal years 2016 through 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-10-2016.pdfHauppauge Union Free School District – Leave Accruals (2022M-150)
Determine whether Hauppauge Union Free School District (District) officials properly accounted for employees’ leave accruals and accurately calculated payments for unused leave accruals.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/hauppauge-union-free-school-district-2022-150.pdfNorth Rose-Wolcott Central School District – Smart Schools Bond Act Allocations (2022M-116)
Determine whether North Rose-Wolcott Central School District (District) officials properly applied for all Smart Schools Bond Act (SSBA) allocations for eligible technology purchases.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/north-rose-wolcott-central-school-district-2022-116.pdfEast Greenbush Central School District – Leave Accruals (2021M-177)
Determine whether East Greenbush Central School District (District) officials properly accounted for employees’ leave accruals and correctly calculated payments for unused leave accruals.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/east-greenbush-2021-177.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System - Municipalities: Fiscal Year 2020 Results
This snapshot highlights the results for all counties, cities, towns and villages that filed reports for local fiscal years ending (FYE) in 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/fsms-municipalities-fiscal-year-2020-results.pdfCity of Cortland – Credit Accounts & Employee Reimbursements (2020M-141)
Determine whether City of Cortland (City) officials ensured claims for credit account purchases and employee reimbursements were properly supported and for appropriate purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/cortland-2020-141.pdfEast Rockaway Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2020M-85)
Determine whether extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were properly accounted for, deposited timely and if disbursements were properly supported and for legitimate ECA purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/east-rockaway-union-free-2020-85.pdfTown of Eastchester – Parking Ticket Collections (2012M-246)
The purpose of our audit was to examine the Court receivables for parking offenses for the period January 1, 2010, to May 31, 2012.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2013/pdf/eastchester-2012-246.pdf