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Committee sends public‑assistance fraud bill to floor to allow tax commission data access for investigations
Summary
House Bill 62 would let the Department of Health and Welfare request tax data from the Idaho State Tax Commission via a memorandum of understanding to verify income for public assistance fraud investigations; committee sent the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
Representative Ben Fuhrman presented House Bill 62 to the House Health and Welfare Committee, clarifying that the bill targets public assistance fraud (not Medicaid fraud) and would allow the Department of Health and Welfare to work with the Idaho State Tax Commission to obtain tax data to verify income during investigations.
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