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Senate committee advances House Bill 62 to allow tax-commission data sharing for benefit-fraud reviews
Summary
A Senate committee voted to send House Bill 62 to the floor after hearing that the bill would let the Department of Health and Welfare enter a memorandum of understanding with the Tax Commission to obtain adjusted gross income for investigations of non‑Medicaid public‑benefit fraud.
A Senate committee voted to send House Bill 62 to the floor with a "do pass" recommendation after members heard the measure would authorize the Department of Health and Welfare to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Tax Commission to obtain tax data for certain benefit‑fraud investigations.
Jared Larson, legislative and regulatory affairs chief at the Department of Health and Welfare, told the committee the bill is intended to speed investigations of fraud in programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). "This bill is, relatively simple in that it authorizes the department to enter into a memorandum of understanding…
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