Senate Bill S2198

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2198 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1639
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง32, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4774, A10047
2011-2012: S594, A6405
2013-2014: S773, S6995, A1450
2017-2018: S783, A1486
2019-2020: A3555

2015-S2198 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S2198 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2198 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2198

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed 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.
                                                           LBD00527-01-5

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