New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11731: Relates to the handling of tips received through the office of the Medicaid inspector general's Medicaid fraud hotline
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
Relates to the handling of tips received through the office of the Medicaid inspector general's Medicaid fraud hotline; provides that the office of the Medicaid inspector general's Medicaid fraud hotline shall be the official Medicaid fraud hotline of the state of New York; directs the Medicaid inspector general to compile and provide to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly and the attorney general an annual report containing information on tips received through the Medicaid fraud hotline.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the handling of tips received through the office of the Medicaid inspector general's Medicaid fraud hotline.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the handling of tips received through the office of the Medicaid inspector general's Medicaid fraud hotline THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 4, and 7 of section 32 of the public health law, subdivisions 4 and 7 as added by chapter 442 of the laws of 2006 and subdivision 5 as amended by section 110 of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows: 4. to solicit, receive and investigate complaints related to fraud and abuse within the medical assistance program. THE OFFICE'S MEDICAID FRAUD HOTLINE SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL MEDICAID FRAUD HOTLINE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. WHEN A TIP IS RECEIVED THROUGH THE OFFICE'S MEDICAID FRAUD HOTLINE, THE INSPECTOR SHALL FOLLOW PROCEDURES OF THE OFFICE TO DETERMINE IF SUCH TIP IS A CREDIBLE ALLEGATION AND, IF A TIP IS DETERMINED TO BE A CREDIBLE ALLEGATION, ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SUCH CREDIBLE ALLEGATION SHALL BE SHARED WITH THE MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND WITH ANY PROSECUTOR OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION; 5. to keep the governor, attorney general, state comptroller, temporary president and minority leader of the senate, the speaker …
Sponsors
- Joseph DeStefano (R, 3) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is A11731?
- A11731 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the handling of tips received through the office of the Medicaid inspector general's Medicaid fraud hotline.
- What does A11731 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the handling of tips received through the office of the Medicaid inspector general's Medicaid fraud hotline.
- What is the status of A11731?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11731?
- Joseph DeStefano (R, 3).
- Where is the official record for A11731?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11731
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