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Committee advances bill allowing Health and Welfare to get tax data for non‑Medicaid benefits investigations
Summary
House Bill 62 would authorize the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to enter a memorandum of understanding with the Idaho State Tax Commission to obtain adjusted gross income for investigations of non‑Medicaid benefits fraud.
House Bill 62 would authorize the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to enter a memorandum of understanding with the Idaho State Tax Commission to obtain adjusted gross income information for investigations of non‑Medicaid public‑benefits fraud, a department official told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
The committee sent the bill to the Senate floor with a “due pass” recommendation after a brief explanation and questions from senators.
Jared Larson, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Chief at the Department of Health and Welfare, told the committee the bill is “relatively simple” and is intended to allow the department to obtain straightforward tax information…
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