The Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) has been established by statute as an independent entity within the New York State Department of Health to improve and preserve the integrity of the Medicaid program by conducting and coordinating fraud, waste and abuse control activities for all State agencies responsible for services funded by Medicaid. In carrying out its mission, the Office conducts and supervises all prevention, detection, audit and investigation efforts and coordinates such activities with:

• the Department of Health
• the Office of Mental Health
• the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
• the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
• the Office of Temporary Disability Assistance
• the Office of Children and Family Services
• the Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities and
• the Department of Education.

In addition, the Medicaid Inspector General works closely with the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Control Unit (MFCU) and works to strengthen partnerships with Federal and local law enforcement agencies.

Vision Statement

• Responsibilities of the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General
  
• Statute Establishing the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General
  
• Executive Order No. 140.1 - Establishing the Office of Medicaid Inspector General
  
• Budget Highlights
  
• FOIL