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Cayuga County reviews corporate compliance plan; officials report no reportable compliance incidents so far this year
Summary
County operations officer led required annual training on Cayuga County's corporate compliance plan, outlining definitions of fraud and abuse, reporting channels and protections for whistleblowers; officials said no compliance issues have been reported so far in 2025 and that routine billing corrections were self-identified and fixed.
Cayuga County's annual corporate compliance training was delivered to the legislature on Aug. 27, 2025, as required for departments that bill Medicaid and Medicare programs. County operations officer Sherryne Androsco summarized the county's compliance program, reporting structure and the steps taken to prevent, detect and correct noncompliance.
Androsco said public health and mental-health departments are the county's "covered departments" under the plan and that county compliance officers include department directors and the county attorney. She reviewed definitions of fraud and abuse, examples of each, potential sanctions and the whistleblower protections available to staff who report concerns in good faith.
"The corporate compliance plan provides a program to ensure that quality services are provided, and then they fully conform to all of the applicable state and federal laws," Androsco said. She told legislators that the county maintains an anonymous compliance hotline and works with the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General to address issues.
Androsco reported that the county had identified and corrected billing or payment errors internally in 2025 and that, to date, there were no open compliance investigations to report to the legislature for the year. She said the county holds quarterly compliance meetings and documents corrective-action plans when issues are found.
The presentation named the county's compliance officers, including Kathleen Cuddy (public health director), Lauren Walsh (mental-health director), Deanna Ryan (deputy public-health director) and County Attorney Richard Grama. Legislators were given handouts summarizing reporting options and were reminded of penalties for knowingly submitting false claims.
County leaders said the training and the compliance program are ongoing: officials will continue quarterly reviews, staff training and coordination with state regulatory agencies.
