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Committee introduces RS 31795 to allow tax-data sharing for benefit-fraud investigations
Summary
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted to introduce RS 31795, which would authorize the Department of Health and Welfare to enter a memorandum of understanding with the State Tax Commission to receive tax return information — including adjusted gross income — to investigate suspected benefits fraud.
At its meeting, the House Health and Welfare Committee introduced RS 31,795, a draft proposal that would add a subsection to the benefits-fraud code authorizing the Department of Health and Welfare to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the State Tax Commission to receive tax information for investigating suspected fraudulent receipt of public benefits.
Jared Larson, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Chief at the Department of Health and Welfare, told the committee the measure would allow the department to obtain tax information showing adjusted gross income from the Tax…
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