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Opinion 88-52
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales … which purchases real property from county) -- Interest in Contract (community college officers and employees who are … a sale of real property is a "contract" within the meaning of subdivision two of General Municipal Law, §800 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-52Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims – Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber Report 2013S4
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/medicaid-payments-pharmacy-claims-joia-pharmacy-and-related-prescriber-followErrors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Follow-Up)
To determine the implementation status of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report Errors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Report 2016S6
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/23/errors-identification-340b-providers-medicaid-drug-rebate-program-followMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Childhood Vaccines
… To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments for free vaccines available through the Vaccines for Children Program. The audit covered the period January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2017. Background The Vaccines for Children Program (VFC Program) is a federally funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/06/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-childhood-vaccinesCity of Olean – Budget Review (B18-1-1)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year are reasonable, and whether the … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/03/19/city-olean-budget-review-b18-1-1City of Lockport -- Budget Review (B18-1-10)
… an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2019. Background Chapter 332 of the Laws of 2014, as … Comptroller each year, beginning January 1, 2015, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the debt … to finance the deficit is outstanding, the proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings During our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/08/city-lockport-budget-review-b18-1-10Opinion 92-45
… in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition for services of emergency rescue and first aid squad) … SQUADS -- Ambulance Service (no authority to impose fee for) -- Powers and Duties (imposition of fee for ambulance service) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(4): A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-45Driver Responsibility Assessment Program
… Department to assess and collect a fee of $250 per year for three years on drivers convicted of alcohol- or … test. The Law also mandates a fee of $100 per year for the first six points and $25 for each additional point, for a three-year period, on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/09/driver-responsibility-assessment-programMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2020 Through September 30, 2020
… 7, 2015. About the Program The Department administers the State’s Medicaid program. The Department’s eMedNY computer … prior to, but billed during, the Coronavirus Disease state of emergency that would have been denied had certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/21/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2020-through-september-30-2020City of Lockport - Budget Review (B19-1-7)
… report - pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s … 31, 2013. The Act requires the City to submit to the State Comptroller each year, beginning January 1, 2015, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/11/08/city-lockport-budget-review-b19-1-7Parsons Child and Family Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. Parsons is reimbursed for these services through … $46,843 in other than personal service costs, consisting of $26,002 in unsupported expenses, $15,425 in incorrectly … agency costs $12,707 in personal service costs, consisting of $11,674 in excessive salary and fringe benefit costs for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/24/parsons-child-and-family-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B19-6-11)
… City’s proposed annual budgets must be submitted to the State Comptroller for examination and recommendations. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/11/15/city-newburgh-budget-review-b19-6-11City of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B23-5-4)
… the City’s general, transportation, sewer and recreation funds accumulated as of June 30, 2018. Local Finance Law … The proposed budgets for the general and recreation funds are not structurally balanced because they include subsidies from other funds to finance their operations. The proposed budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/05/05/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b23-5-4Medicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2020 Through March 31, 2021
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health’s (Department) … nearly $7.4 million in improper Medicaid payments, as follows: $3.3 million was paid for fee-for-service … claims that were billed at a higher level of care than what was actually provided; $1.1 million was paid for claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2020-through-march-31-2021City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B21-6-13)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … County, is authorized by Chapter 223 of the Laws of 2010 to issue debt not to exceed $15 million to liquidate the … face shortfalls based on revenue estimates for parking violation fines, sanitation user fees, sewer usage and sale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/11/10/city-newburgh-budget-review-b21-6-13Review of the American Academy of Pediatrics
… made to American Academy of Pediatrics, District II (AAP) for various immunization initiatives under contracts C028275, … Immunization Bureau receives grants from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for outreach activities that provide information on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/29/review-american-academy-pediatricsOpinion 88-58
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-58Selected Wage Investigation Procedures (Follow-Up)
… amounts assessed in an effort to compensate workers for the delay in receiving wages owed and which may serve as … critical in promoting compliance and in recovering amounts for aggrieved workers. DOL reported collecting $21 million, … and recovered wages. During that audit, we found that, for 69 of the 150 cases in our sample (46%), investigators …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/16/selected-wage-investigation-procedures-followPinnacle Organization – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/pinnacle-organization-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 2001-8
… fire protection district) -- Taxes (setting of lower rate for owners of multiple parcels) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- … fire protection district. (2) There is no authority for a fire district to establish a scale of tax rates so that … (Town Law §185[1-a]; Report to the Governor on Legislation for L 1966, ch 907, Department of Audit and Control, June 17, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8