Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 13, 2020 |
held for consideration in health |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to health |
Feb 12, 2019 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A5461
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GOODELL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Joseph Giglio
David DiPietro
Clifford Crouch
Angelo J. Morinello
multi-Sponsors
Brian D. Miller
Felix Ortiz
2019-A5461 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A5461 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5461 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 12, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOODELL, GIGLIO, DiPIETRO, CROUCH, MORINELLO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. B. MILLER, ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee 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. LBD03079-01-9
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