Assembly Bill A4281

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to creating incentives for counties to investigate and prosecute medicaid fraud

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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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2017-A4281 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S514
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 5-A §370-bb, amd §145-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9494, S6881
2013-2014: A5042, S2617
2015-2016: A5113, S3019
2019-2020: A5461, S995
2021-2022: A4880
2023-2024: A1723, A6014

2017-A4281 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates incentives for counties to investigate and prosecute medicaid fraud.

2017-A4281 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4281
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to creating  incen-
   tives for counties to investigate and prosecute medicaid fraud
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  article
 5-A to read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 5-A
                       MEDICAID FRAUD REIMBURSEMENT
 SECTION 370-BB. DISPOSITION  OF  MONEYS  RECEIVED  AS  THE RESULT OF THE
                   PROSECUTION OF MEDICAID FRAUD.
   § 370-BB. DISPOSITION OF MONEYS RECEIVED AS THE RESULT OF  THE  PROSE-
 CUTION OF MEDICAID FRAUD. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MEDICAID
 FRAUD"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  KNOWING COMMISSION OF ANY CRIME WITH INTENT TO
 ILLEGALLY RECEIVE BENEFITS, OR REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 FOR NEEDY PERSONS PROGRAM ESTABLISHED AND ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO  THIS
 CHAPTER, THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND FEDERAL LAW.
   2.  SHOULD  ANY  COUNTY OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTE
 ANY CASE FOR MEDICAID FRAUD AND A  COURT  AWARDS  RESTITUTION  OR  CIVIL
 FORFEITURE,  THE  FOLLOWING  PORTION  OF  THE  NON-FEDERAL  SHARE OF THE
 PROCEEDS OF SUCH RESTITUTION OR CIVIL FORFEITURE SHALL BE  ALLOCATED  AS
 FOLLOWS:
   (I)  THE  COUNTY  OR  THE  CITY  OF NEW YORK SHALL RECEIVE ONE HUNDRED
 PERCENT OF THE LOCAL SHARE OF SUCH FUNDS, IN EFFECT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO
 SUCH DATE AS CERTIFIED BY THE DIVISION OF BUDGET OR TEN PERCENT  OF  THE
 TOTAL RECOVERY WHICHEVER NUMBER IS GREATER; AND
   (II) THE REMAINDER THEREOF SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF
 THE STATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05888-01-7

              

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