New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A1069: Relates to the functions of the Medicaid inspector general with respect to audit and review of medical assistance program funds
Status: In committee, April 14, 2026
Requires the Medicaid inspector general to comply with standards relating to the audit and review of medical assistance program funds.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the functions of the Medicaid inspector general with respect to audit and review of medical assistance program funds.
From the amended text, April 14, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the functions of the Medicaid inspector general with respect to audit and review of medical assistance program funds THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 30-a of the public health law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 4, and 6 to read as follows: 4. "OVERPAYMENT" SHALL MEAN ANY AMOUNT NOT AUTHORIZED TO BE PAID UNDER THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHETHER PAID AS THE RESULT OF INACCURATE OR IMPROPER COST REPORTING, IMPROPER CLAIMING, UNACCEPTABLE PRACTICES, FRAUD, ABUSE OR MISTAKE. 5. "APPLICABLE STANDARDS" SHALL MEAN THE STATE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND DULY PROMULGATED POLICIES, GUIDELINES, PROTOCOLS AND INTERPRETATIONS OF STATE AGENCIES WITH JURISDICTION IN EFFECT AT THE TIME THE PROVIDER ENGAGED IN THE REGULATED CONDUCT OR PROVISION OF SERVICES THAT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS AUDITING OR REVIEWING. 6. "CLERICAL OR MINOR ERROR OR OMISSION" SHALL INCLUDE MATHEMATICAL OR COMPUTATIONAL MISTAKES; TRANSPOSED PROCEDURE OR DIAGNOSTIC CODES; INAC- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02919-08-6 A. 1069--B 2 CURATE DATA ENTRY; COMPUTER ERRORS; DUPLICATE CLAIMS; AND INCORRECT DATA ITEMS, SUCH AS PROVIDER NUMBER, USE OF A MODIFIER OR DATE OF SERVICE. § 2. The public health law is …
Sponsors
- Amy Paulin (D, 88) · primary sponsor
- Linda Rosenthal (D, 67)
- Clyde Vanel (D, 33)
- Jo Simon (D, 52)
- Jonathan Jacobson (D, 104)
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111)
- Anna Kelles (D, 125)
- Karen McMahon (D, 146)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D, 34)
- Christopher Burdick (D, 93)
- Josh Jensen (R, 134)
- Anil Beephan (R, 105)
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 1069B
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : PRINT NUMBER 1069A
- : AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is A1069?
- A1069 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the functions of the Medicaid inspector general with respect to audit and review of medical assistance program funds.
- What does A1069 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the functions of the Medicaid inspector general with respect to audit and review of medical assistance program funds.
- What is the status of A1069?
- In committee as of April 14, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 1069B (April 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored A1069?
- Amy Paulin (D, 88), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A1069?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1069
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