Assembly Bill A2053

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Reimburses counties who have purchased or will purchase Medicaid fraud detection software

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A2053 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §368-a, Soc Serv L

2009-A2053 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reimburses counties who have purchased or will purchase Medicaid fraud detection software.

2009-A2053 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2053

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. O'MARA, QUINN, BACALLES, CONTE, MILLER, RAIA --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BALL, BARCLAY, BURLING, BUTLER,
  CROUCH, DUPREY, ERRIGO, FINCH, HAWLEY, KOLB, P. LOPEZ, MOLINARO, OAKS,
  REILICH, SAYWARD, SPANO, TEDISCO, THIELE,  TOWNSEND,  WALKER  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services  law, in relation to the state
  reimbursement of county payments for medical assistance  fraud,  waste
  and abuse detection software

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 368-a of the social  services  law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (z) to read as follows:
  (Z)  (I)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE FULL AMOUNT
EXPENDED BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT  FOR  MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE
FRAUD,  WASTE  AND ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS VIA THE USE OF DATA MINING SOFT-
WARE SHALL BE REIMBURSED BY THE  STATE  IF  THE  COUNTY  HAS  PREVIOUSLY
PURCHASED OR INTENDS TO PURCHASE SUCH SOFTWARE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
PARAGRAPH, "DATA MINING SOFTWARE" SHALL MEAN A DATABASE APPLICATION THAT
UTILIZES  ADVANCED  DATA SEARCHING CAPABILITIES AND STATISTICAL ANALYSES
TO DISCOVER PATTERNS AND CORRELATIONS IN THE USE AND  ABUSE  OF  MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE  PRACTICES.  ANY  COUNTY  THAT  HAS PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED SUCH
SOFTWARE MUST SUPPLY ADEQUATE  DOCUMENTATION,  INCLUDING  ANY  RECEIPTS,
THAT DETAILS SUCH PURCHASE. THE STATE SHALL DISPERSE GRANTS, WHEN APPLI-
CABLE, FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THIS PURPOSE.
  (II)  THE  COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH MAY DEVELOP RULES AND REGULATIONS AS
NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03336-01-9

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