Committee backs biometric verification for Medicaid providers; notarization allowed as fallback
AB315, sponsored by Assemblywoman Rebecca Edgeworth, would require identity verification for Medicaid providers to curb provider-side fraud. Nevada Medicaid testified biometric enrollment will be available online by the end of summer; notarization remains an alternative.
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Assemblywoman Rebecca Edgeworth told the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on May 13 that Assembly Bill 315 seeks to reduce provider-side Medicaid fraud by requiring stronger identity verification for providers. Edgeworth said the measure would make it harder for bad actors to enroll and bill Medicaid under false identities.
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