Reimburses New York counties for costs of Medicaid fraud detection software.

The bill amends the social services law to ensure that counties are reimbursed by the state for the full amount spent on medical assistance fraud, waste, and abuse investigations using data mining software. Counties must provide documentation of their purchases. The state will disburse grants from the general fund for this purpose. The commissioner of health may develop rules and regulations to implement these provisions.

Reimburses New York counties for costs of Medicaid fraud detection software.

The bill amends the social services law to ensure that counties are reimbursed by the state for the full amount spent on medical assistance fraud, waste, and abuse investigations using data mining software. Counties must provide documentation of their purchases. The state will disburse grants from the general fund for this purpose. The commissioner of health may develop rules and regulations to implement these provisions.