Legislators are responding to a March 17 report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor that found the Department of Human Services has more power than it believes to investigate kickback complaints in autism programs.
Rep. Mary Franson (R-Alexandria) sponsors HF4566 to specify that a credible allegation of fraud includes an allegation of illegal remuneration, aka a “kickback.” The bill would also direct the department to use expedited rulemaking to correct a reference in the definition of fraud and permit the suspension of medical assistance payments during investigation of kickback fraud.
“Since my time here, I have heard about kickbacks. I’ve also heard that kickbacks don’t exist,” Franson said. “I’ve also heard it’s racist to talk about kickbacks because they don’t exist.”
The bill was laid over Tuesday by the House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee for future…
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