S.F. No. 0081 |
Medicaid fraud recovery. |
Sponsored By: Senator(s) Peterson and Dockstader and Representative(s) Greene, Harvey and Miller
AN ACT relating to Medicaid; creating the Wyoming Medicaid False Claims Act; authorizing civil recoveries for the state as specified; prescribing duties of the attorney general; providing procedures; providing for a limitations period and applicability of the act; providing definitions; prescribing criminal penalties as specified for failure to maintain required records; creating a cause of action for retaliatory employment actions; and providing for an effective date.
2/14/2012 Bill Number Assigned
2/15/2012 S Received for Introduction
2/16/2012 S Introduced and Referred to S01
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern
Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/22/2012 S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Burns, Christensen, Esquibel, F., Hicks and Perkins
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/22/2012 S Placed on General File
SF0081SS001/ADOPTED
Page 5-line 10 Delete "a reasonable time" insert "ninety (90) days".
Page 5-lines 16 and 17 Delete and renumber.
Page 5-line 19 Delete "(c)" insert "(b)".
Page 6-line 23 Delete through "under" insert "alleged violations of".
Page 7-line 4 After "agent" insert "of a person being investigated for a violation of W.S. 42‑4‑303(a)".
Page 7-line 5 After "entitled to" delete balance of line.
Page 7-line 6 Delete through "whole" insert "recover all economic losses suffered".
Page 7-lines 11 and 12 Delete.
Page 7-line 13 Delete "assistance in"; after "action" insert "reported,".
Page 7-line 14 After "action" insert "by an employee, contractor or agent".
Page 8-line 4 Delete "this act" insert "subsection (b) of this section".
Page 9-lines 23 and 24 Delete and renumber.
Page 10-line 2 Delete "(c)" insert "(b)". PERKINS, CHAIRMAN
2/24/2012 S Passed CoW
2/27/2012 S Passed 2nd Reading
2/28/2012 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern
Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/29/2012 H Received for Introduction
2/29/2012 H Introduced and Referred to H01
3/2/2012 H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Barbuto, Brown, Cannady, Greene, Krone, Nicholas, B., Peasley and Throne
Nays: Representative(s) Brechtel
Ayes 8 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/2/2012 H Placed on General File; Did not Consider in COW