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Medicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Transfer Claims Among Merged or Consolidated Facilities
… automated mechanism to identify merged hospitals and, as a result, it cannot readily detect or prevent inappropriate … Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (2009-S-26) Department of Health: Medicaid Claims Processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/08/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-transfer-claims-among-merged-or-consolidated-facilitiesCompliance With the Clery Act
… Purpose To determine whether the State University of New York's … been an important issue for students and their families. To address this concern, in 1990, Congress enacted the Clery …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/22/compliance-clery-actOpinion 2010-2
… 612, appeal denied 69 NY2d 613, 517 NYS2d 1028; Matter of New City Jewish Center v Flagg , 111 AD2d 814, 490 NYS 560, … involved somewhat unique facts. In that case, the City of New York was selling two public radio stations. The City's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-2Opinion 2010-4
… fire company furnishing fire protection under the contract does not maintain and operate an ambulance, the fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4Opinion 88-37
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … 21.00(a), 28.00(a): The purchase of a passenger vehicle to be used as a police car may be financed by the issuance of … than ten persons." In light of the quoted language, we have expressed the view that the five-year period of probable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37Opinion 88-50
… whether old, worn materials are completely replaced with new materials". We then concluded that the replacement of … a truck's body, in conjunction with the acquisition of a new engine, constitutes a "capital improvement," rather than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Adoption Subsidy Program (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two … 18, 2010, examined whether adoption subsidy payments to adoptive parents were supported and in compliance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/adoption-subsidy-program-followUnnecessary and Potentially Illegal Consultant Contract With Former New York State Council on the Arts Executive Director
… Eliot Spitzer appointed Heather Hitchens to the position of Executive Director of the Council. Ms. Hitchens' appointment took effect August … for these services, totaling $25,200 per year. As a result of this dual arrangement, her combined annual compensation by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/26/unnecessary-and-potentially-illegal-consultant-contract-former-new-york-state-council-artsOpinion 88-60
… ( Williams v Gallatin , 229 NY 248; Rivet v Burdick , 255 App Div 131, 6 NYS2d 79; People v Ribinovich , 171 Misc 569, 13 NYS2d 135; Gushee v City of New York , 42 App Div 37, 58 NYS 967; 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 159; 15 Opns … terms which are fair and reasonable ( Blank v Browne , 217 App Div 624, 216 NYS 664). This Office has advised that, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60IDA Reform
… Laws of 2015 – A.7915 (Magnarelli) / S.5867 (Marchione) – To increase the accountability and improve the efficiency and … and uniform project agreements Memo Bill Text Status … To increase the accountability and improve the efficiency and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/ida-reformFire Prevention, Safety and Control
… Purpose To determine whether the Office for People With Developmental … Since that fire, the Office has taken several steps to improve its fire safety practices, spurred on by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/21/fire-prevention-safety-and-controlHousing Preferences for Veterans (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … had extended the right of preference for housing to many more veterans, few actually benefited due to inaction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/29/housing-preferences-veterans-followOpinion 98-8
… to procure microfilming services, when available in the form, function and utility required by the political … (State Finance Law, §162[2]). When available in the "form, function and utility" required by a political … with respect to commodities, when available in the form, function and utility required, commodities must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8State Agencies Bulletin No. 525
… Purpose To notify agencies of increases in the maximum contribution … for Deferred Compensation has been increased from $13,000 to $14,000. The Deferred Compensation "Retirement Catch Up" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/525-changes-maximum-year-date-deferred-compensation-deductions-calendar-yearOpinion 2006-6
… creates a vacancy (see Public Officers Law §30[1], [3]; NY Const, art. XIII, §6; Bookhout , supra ). Based on these … were not entitled to receive additional retirement service credit for accumulated unused sick leave pursuant to … as they might wish under a schedule they controlled (see 24 Opns St Comp, 1968, pp 88, 450; 17 Opns St Comp, 1961, pp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6Opinion 2005-5
… , 87 NY2d 883, 639 NYS2d 1006; see also 1995 Opns St Comp No. 95-31, p 63; 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-35, p 106). … 1991 Opns Atty Gen 8). 1 While the employer contribution required to be paid to fund benefits for employees in a particular plan within the System may fluctuate from year to year based on a number of factors, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5The Child School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the expenses reported on the … properly, documented adequately, and allowable pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/11/child-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 2238
… agencies that position pools and/or chartfield strings in PayServ may require updates for lapsing. Affected … See attachment: June 28, 2024 Lapsing Chartfield Strings in PayServ Agency Actions: Agencies will have to ensure that … need to contact their Appropriation Section Representative in OSC’s Bureau of State Accounting Operations to have this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2238-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsHazard Mitigation and Coordination (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Hazard Mitigation and … one of the most damaging hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States. Over the course of 48 hours, Hurricane Sandy inflicted an estimated $19 billion in damages and lost economic activity across the City, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/05/08/hazard-mitigation-and-coordination-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2218
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for processing the 2023-2024 Firearms Training and Safety … Goal Balance: Leave blank OSC Actions: Automatic Retroactive Processing OSC will automatically calculate … and Safety Incentive Program Payment is included as salary for retirement purposes and must be included in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2218-2023-2024-public-employees-federation-pef-firearms-training-and-safety