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Assembly Bill A7448

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Limits the withholding of payment to a medical assistance program provider subject to a pending audit

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2009-A7448 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §32-a, Pub Health L

2009-A7448 - Summary

Limits the withholding of payment to a medical assistance program provider subject to a pending audit.

2009-A7448 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7448

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, BENEDETTO, COLTON, DelMONTE, FIELDS,
  GABRYSZAK,  HEASTIE,  JAFFEE, JOHN, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A.  CANESTRARI,  CHRISTENSEN,  GREENE,  GUNTHER,  HAWLEY,  KOON,
  MAGEE,  MAISEL,  PHEFFER,  REILLY  --  read  once  and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to audits of Medicaid
  pharmacy providers

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

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
32-a to read as follows:
  S 32-A. AUDITING STANDARDS. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF
LAW,  AN  AUDIT  OF  THE MEDICAID-RELATED RECORDS OF A PHARMACY PROVIDER
SHALL BE CONDUCTED AS FOLLOWS:
  1. THE DEPARTMENT, THE OFFICE, OR ANY CONTRACT AUDITOR  CONDUCTING  AN
AUDIT  OF  A  PHARMACY  PROVIDER'S  MEDICAID OPERATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUALS IN THE CENTRAL  OFFICES
OF  THE  PROVIDER'S  OPERATIONS WITH NOTICE AT LEAST SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS
PRIOR TO AN ON-SITE AUDIT. AN AUDIT MAY  NOT  BE  SCHEDULED  DURING  THE
FIRST FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF ANY CALENDAR MONTH.
  2.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  THE  OFFICE,  OR A CONTRACT AUDITOR SHALL ACCEPT
ELECTRONIC RECORDS FOR AUDITING UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS  AND
FOR  THE  SAME  PURPOSES  AS  THE  PAPER ANALOGS OF SUCH RECORDS, TO THE
EXTENT SUCH RECORDS ARE OTHERWISE ACCEPTABLE AND LEGAL UNDER  STATE  AND
FEDERAL  PHARMACY, FOOD AND DRUG, AND MEDICAID LAWS. POINT OF SALE ELEC-
TRONIC REGISTER DATA MAY QUALIFY AS PROOF OF DELIVERY  TO  THE  MEDICAID
RECIPIENT,  AND ELECTRONIC BENEFICIARY SIGNATURE LOGS, ELECTRONIC TRACK-
ING OF PRESCRIPTIONS, ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBER PRESCRIPTION  TRANSMISSIONS,
AND IMAGERY OF HARD COPY PRESCRIPTIONS SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE.
  3.  IF AN AUDIT IS TO BE CONDUCTED BY A CONTRACT AUDITOR, THE CONTRACT
AUDITOR'S PAYMENT FOR THE AUDIT MAY NOT BE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF  CHAL-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02131-04-9
              

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2009-A7448A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §32-a, Pub Health L

2009-A7448A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the withholding of payment to a medical assistance program provider subject to a pending audit.

2009-A7448A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A7448A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7448--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER,  GOTTFRIED,  BENEDETTO, COLTON,
  DelMONTE, FIELDS, GABRYSZAK, HEASTIE, JAFFEE, JOHN, SCHROEDER, COOK --
  Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  CANESTRARI,  CHRISTENSEN,  GUNTHER,
  HAWLEY, KOON, MAGEE, MAISEL, PHEFFER, REILLY -- read once and referred
  to  the  Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee
  on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to limiting the with-
  holding of payment to a medical assistance program provider subject to
  a pending audit

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

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
32-a to read as follows:
  S  32-A.  WITHHOLDING  OF  PROVIDER PAYMENT PURSUANT TO PENDING AUDIT.
WHERE A PROVIDER IS THE SUBJECT OF A PENDING AUDIT BY THE OFFICE,  UNDER
THIS TITLE OR SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-C OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES
LAW, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT WITHHOLD PAYMENT UNDER THE MEDICAL ASSIST-
ANCE  PROGRAM  TO  THE PROVIDER ON THE BASIS OF A PRELIMINARY FINDING OF
THE PENDING AUDIT, UNLESS THE INSPECTOR  HAS  MADE  A  WRITTEN  FINDING,
BASED  UPON  PROBABLE  CAUSE,  THAT  THE PROVIDER HAS COMMITTED FRAUD OR
OTHER CRIMINAL CONDUCT INVOLVING THE CLAIMS SUBJECT TO THE AUDIT.  PRIOR
TO  THE  WITHHOLDING OF PAYMENT, THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE THE FINDING TO
THE COMMISSIONER AND THE PROVIDER, AND A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE  BASIS
FOR THE FINDING TO THE COMMISSIONER.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to any
withholding of payment in effect on or commencing  after  the  effective
date of this act.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02131-05-9


              

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