New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11730: Establishes a Medicaid fraud tip board and Medicaid fraud tip reward fund
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
Establishes a Medicaid fraud tip board which shall develop and administer a system offering monetary rewards to certain individuals reporting Medicaid fraud; creates a Medicaid fraud tip reward fund.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law and the state finance law, in relation to establishing a Medicaid fraud tip board and Medicaid fraud tip reward fund.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law and the state finance law, in relation to establishing a Medicaid fraud tip board and Medicaid fraud tip reward fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 37 to read as follows: § 37. MEDICAID FRAUD TIP BOARD. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MEDICAID FRAUD" SHALL MEAN THE KNOWING COMMISSION OF ANY CRIME WITH INTENT TO ILLEGALLY RECEIVE BENEFITS, OR REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS PROGRAM ESTABLISHED AND ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW AND FEDERAL LAW. 2. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE MEDICAID FRAUD TIP BOARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING AND ADMINISTERING A SYSTEM TO OFFER MONETARY REWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS WHOSE DOCUMENTED TIPS HAVE RESULTED IN THE CLOSING OF A MEDICAID FRAUD CASE AND A GUILTY PLEA OR CRIMINAL CONVICTION AGAINST A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT IS ENGAGING IN, OR HAS ENGAGED IN, MEDICAID FRAUD. 3. THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF SEVEN MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED AS ONE APPOINTED BY THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR; ONE APPOINTED BY THE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE; ONE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; ONE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE; …
Sponsors
- Joseph DeStefano (R, 3) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is A11730?
- A11730 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes a Medicaid fraud tip board and Medicaid fraud tip reward fund.
- What does A11730 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law and the state finance law, in relation to establishing a Medicaid fraud tip board and Medicaid fraud tip reward fund.
- What is the status of A11730?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11730?
- Joseph DeStefano (R, 3).
- Where is the official record for A11730?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11730
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