HOUSE BILL 518
Law
Medicaid fraud, penalties
MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT – Amends existing law to revise duties and penalties regarding the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
RS31228 / H0518
This legislation amends the Medicaid provider fraud statutes to set the punishment for provider fraud at a maximum of 15 years, allow for the recovery of prosecution and investigation costs, authorize the Attorney General or his designee to sign subpoenas, permit the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to investigate a wider range of provider fraud so long as it has a nexus to Medicaid, and clean up the statutory language as to the elements of the crime. The purpose of this legislation is to bring the provider fraud statute more in line with Idaho’s insurance fraud statute and federal regulations and to enable Idaho’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to operate more efficiently.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/08 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/09 | Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration |
| 02/16 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 02/19 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 02/20 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day |
| 02/21 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1 AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Egbert), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Roberts Floor Sponsor - Cornilles Title apvd - to Senate |
| 02/22 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 02/22 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules |
| 03/06 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/07 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/14 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/18 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/19 | Retained on calendar |
| 03/20 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Adams Title apvd - to House |
| 03/21 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 03/21 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 03/21 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 03/21 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 03/22 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 03/25 | Delivered to Governor at 12:10 p.m. on March 22, 2024 |
| 03/28 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 28, 2024 Session Law Chapter 228 Effective: 07/01/2024 |