Assembly Bill A6405

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes any prosecutor of competent jurisdiction to receive referrals from certain agencies

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  • Introduced
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2011-A6405 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S594
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง32, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10047, S4774
2013-2014: A1450, S773, S6995
2015-2016: A1639, S2198
2017-2018: A1486, S783
2019-2020: A3555

2011-A6405 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes any prosecutor of competent jurisdiction to receive referrals from certain agencies.

2011-A6405 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6405

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  authorizing  any
  prosecutor of competent jurisdiction to receive referrals from certain
  agencies

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 32 of the public  health  law,  as
added by chapter 442 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  7.  to  make  information  and evidence relating to suspected criminal
acts which he or she may obtain in carrying out his or her duties avail-
able to appropriate law enforcement officials and to  consult  with  the
deputy  attorney general for Medicaid fraud control, the welfare inspec-
tor general, and other state and federal law enforcement  officials  for
coordination of criminal investigations and prosecutions.
  The inspector shall refer suspected fraud or criminality to the deputy
attorney  general for Medicaid fraud control OR ANY PROSECUTOR OF COMPE-
TENT JURISDICTION and make any other referrals to such  deputy  attorney
general  OR  SUCH PROSECUTOR as required or contemplated by federal law.
At any time after such referral, with ten days  written  notice  to  the
deputy  attorney general for Medicaid fraud control or such shorter time
as such deputy attorney general consents to,  the  inspector  may  addi-
tionally provide relevant information about suspected fraud or criminal-
ity  to  any  other  federal  or  state  law enforcement agency that the
inspector deems appropriate under the circumstances;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00105-01-1

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