S.B. 264

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MEDICAID FRAUD UNIT
2 2000 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Howard C. Nielson
5 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO
6 SUBMIT A WAIVER REGARDING THE MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT AND TO
7 REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE WAIVER TO THE LEGISLATURE.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 ENACTS:
10 26-18-403, Utah Code Annotated 1953
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 26-18-403 is enacted to read:
13 26-18-403. Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Waiver.
14 (1) Before July 1, 2000, the department shall submit an application to the Secretary of the
15 United States Department of Health and Human Services that demonstrates, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
16 Sec. 1396a:
17 (a) that the requirement of a Medicaid fraud control unit should be waived; and
18 (b) how the state will pursue fraud and patient abuse cases in the absence of a unit.
19 (2) The department shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee
20 regarding the status and content of the waiver application at the following times:
21 (a) on or before June 1, 2000;
22 (b) on or before November 30, 2000; and
23 (c) upon the request of the committee.
24 (3) The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit shall be discontinued upon the federal approval of
25 the state's waiver application.

Legislative Review Note
as of 2-10-00 11:45 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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