Assembly Bill A7889

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to audit and review of medical assistance program funds by the Medicaid inspector general

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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
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2021-A7889 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4486
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§30-a & 32, add §§37 & 38, Pub Health L; amd §363-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5329

2021-A7889 - Summary

Amends provisions relating to audit and review of medical assistance program funds by the Medicaid inspector general; prohibits additional review without error or new information; requires application of rules in place at the time funds were paid to providers; requires notice to recipients of medical assistance funds of certain investigations.

2021-A7889 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7889
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law and the social services law, in
   relation to the functions  of  the  Medicaid  inspector  general  with
   respect  to  audit  and review of medical assistance program funds and
   requiring notice of certain investigations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 30-a of the public health law is amended by adding
 four new subdivisions 4, 5, 6 and 7 to read as follows:
   4. "PROVIDER" MEANS ANY PERSON OR ENTITY ENROLLED AS A PROVIDER IN THE
 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   5. "RECIPIENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO  IS  ENROLLED  IN  THE  MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, INCLUDING AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY A RECIPI-
 ENT  AND, IN AN APPROPRIATE CASE, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LEGALLY RESPONSI-
 BLE FOR THE RECIPIENT.
   6. "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE" AND "MEDICAID" MEANS TITLE ELEVEN  OF  ARTICLE
 FIVE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW AND THE PROGRAM THEREUNDER.
   7.  "DRAFT  AUDIT REPORT", "INITIAL AUDIT REPORT", "PROPOSED NOTICE OF
 AGENCY ACTION" AND "FINAL NOTICE OF AGENCY ACTION" MEANS THOSE DOCUMENTS
 PREPARED AND ISSUED BY THE INSPECTOR UNDER THIS TITLE AND  CORRESPONDING
 REGULATIONS.
   §  2.  Subdivision 20 of section 32 of the public health law, as added
 by chapter 442 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
   20. to, consistent with [provisions  of]  this  title  AND  APPLICABLE
 FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, REGULATIONS, POLICIES, GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS,
 implement  and  amend,  as needed, rules and regulations relating to the
 prevention, detection, investigation and referral  of  fraud  and  abuse
 within  the  medical  assistance  program and the recovery of improperly
 expended medical assistance program funds;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11500-01-1
              

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2021-A7889A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4486
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§30-a & 32, add §§37 & 38, Pub Health L; amd §363-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5329

2021-A7889A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends provisions relating to audit and review of medical assistance program funds by the Medicaid inspector general; prohibits additional review without error or new information; requires application of rules in place at the time funds were paid to providers; requires notice to recipients of medical assistance funds of certain investigations.

2021-A7889A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7889--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL, McDONALD, ABINANTI,
   VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health  --  recom-
   mitted  to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
   sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the social  services  law,  in
   relation  to  the  functions  of  the  Medicaid inspector general with
   respect to audit and review of medical assistance  program  funds  and
   requiring notice of certain investigations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 30-a of the public health law is amended by  adding
 four new subdivisions 4, 5, 6 and 7 to read as follows:
   4. "PROVIDER" MEANS ANY PERSON OR ENTITY ENROLLED AS A PROVIDER IN THE
 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   5.  "RECIPIENT"  MEANS  AN  INDIVIDUAL  WHO IS ENROLLED IN THE MEDICAL
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, INCLUDING AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY A RECIPI-
 ENT AND, IN AN APPROPRIATE CASE, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LEGALLY  RESPONSI-
 BLE FOR THE RECIPIENT.
   6.  "MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE" AND "MEDICAID" MEANS TITLE ELEVEN OF ARTICLE
 FIVE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW AND THE PROGRAM THEREUNDER.
   7. "DRAFT AUDIT REPORT", "INITIAL AUDIT REPORT", "PROPOSED  NOTICE  OF
 AGENCY ACTION" AND "FINAL NOTICE OF AGENCY ACTION" MEANS THOSE DOCUMENTS
 PREPARED  AND ISSUED BY THE INSPECTOR UNDER THIS TITLE AND CORRESPONDING
 REGULATIONS.
   § 2. Subdivision 20 of section 32 of the public health law,  as  added
 by chapter 442 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
   20.  to,  consistent  with  [provisions  of] this title AND APPLICABLE
 FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, REGULATIONS, POLICIES, GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS,
 implement and amend, as needed, rules and regulations  relating  to  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11500-02-2
              

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