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Health and Welfare committee introduces RS 31795 to allow tax-data access in benefit-fraud probes
Summary
The Health and Welfare Committee introduced RS 31795, a proposed change to allow the Department of Health and Welfare to enter an MOU with the State Tax Commission to obtain tax information for suspected benefits-fraud investigations.
The Health and Welfare Committee introduced RS 31795 on a voice vote after a brief presentation from Department of Health and Welfare staff and short procedural remarks from committee members.
Jared Larson, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Chief at the Department of Health and Welfare, told the committee RS 31795 “adds a subsection 6 to the end of the chapter that authorizes the department to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the State Tax Commission.” Larson said the change would let the department receive tax information, including adjusted gross income, when the department has…
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