On January 10, 2019 New York State
Source: Office of the State Comptroller
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The Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act requires that Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment (SIST) parole officers to have a minimum number of monthly contacts with paroled offenders. An initial audit identified weaknesses in officers meeting these requirements and significant differences in compliance among the locations tested. Auditors also found that officers didn’t adequately document their responses to electronic monitoring alerts. In a follow-up, auditors found DOCCS has made significant progress and implemented all of the recommendations.
An initial audit found DASNY generally monitored contractors and sub-contractors on its projects to ensure they paid employees at the prevailing wage rate, but auditors found some shortcomings. In a follow-up, auditors found DASNY has made some progress. Of the two prior audit recommendations, one was implemented and one was partially implemented.
State law requires OGS and the Department of Agriculture and Markets to develop regulations, establish guidelines, and provide training on New York state food purchasing to agency personnel involved in the acquisition process. OGS is also responsible for tracking data on state agencies’ food purchases and for providing a Food Metrics Annual Report each year detailing these purchases. An initial audit report found that the two Food Metrics Annual Reports completed by the time of the initial audit fell short of providing complete and reliable information regarding the state’s efforts to support its farm and agricultural businesses. In a follow-up, auditors found OGS has made significant progress in correcting the problems.
An initial audit found DOH overpaid managed care organizations more than $18.9 million in mainstream Medicaid managed care premiums for the state fiscal year 2014-15 due to a flaw in the DOH’s rate-setting methodology. In a follow-up, auditors found DOH made some progress addressing the problems identified in the initial audit report but additional actions are needed.
The initial audit report identified vulnerabilities in the DOH’s provider enrollment and revalidating processes that undermine DOH’s ability to ensure that only qualified providers participate in the Medicaid program and prevent improper payments for services rendered by providers who do not meet federal and state requirements. In a follow-up, auditors found DOH has made progress addressing the problems identified in the initial audit.
From Jan. 1, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2012, DOH paid Joia more than $7.7 million for 50,060 claims on behalf of 706 Medicaid recipients. One particular doctor was listed as the prescriber on 31,351 (63 percent) of the 50,060 claims. Auditors found that, based on a statistical projection of the audit sample results, DOH made improper payments totaling approximately $1.5 million to Joia for pharmacy claims. In a follow-up, auditors determined DOH made progress in addressing the issues. Of the report’s four audit recommendations, three were implemented and one was partially implemented.
HSOR is a not- for-profit special education provider located in
State Education Department: Developmental Disabilities Institute Inc. (DDI): Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2018-S-3)
DDI is a Suffolk County-based not-for-profit organization approved by SED to provide preschool special education services to children with disabilities who are between the ages of three and five years. For the three years endedDec. 31, 2015 , auditors identified $138,718 in reported costs that did not comply with state requirements
DDI is a Suffolk County-based not-for-profit organization approved by SED to provide preschool special education services to children with disabilities who are between the ages of three and five years. For the three years ended
State Education Department (SED): Leake and Watts Services Inc.: Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2017-S-73)
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Pinnacle is a not-for-profit special education provider located in
Department of State: Monitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance (Follow Up) (2018-F-22)
An initial audit report found numerous issues with the agency’s monitoring. For example: as ofSept. 30, 2016 , records indicate 642 cemeteries (37 percent) had overdue audits and 285 (16 percent) had delinquent annual reports. For 145 cemeteries (8 percent), audits were overdue and annual reports were delinquent as well. As of Dec. 1, 2016 , 391 cemeteries (22 percent) had not been inspected in over seven years. In a follow-up, auditors found some progress has been made to the problems identified in the initial audit. Of the four prior report recommendations, two were implemented and two were partially implemented.
An initial audit report found numerous issues with the agency’s monitoring. For example: as of