Legislative Update
Other Legislation
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 125 - Kilgore - Uniform Power of Attorney Act; liability of agent, penalty. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Referred to Committee on Appropriations | 02/03/12 |
| notes: Provides that an agent under a power of attorney who violates the Uniform Power of Attorney Act with intent to defraud the principal and converts his principal's property is guilty of embezzlement. | |||
| HB 147 - Toscano - Statewide fraud control program; medical assistance overpayment moneys to be paid into Fund. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources | 01/24/12 |
| notes: Provides that all overpayment moneys collected or recovered from recipients of medical assistance by local departments of social services shall be paid into the Fraud Recovery Special Fund and made available to local departments for fraud control activities. Currently, only overpayment moneys collected or recovered from recipients of food stamp, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and other federal programs administered by the Department of Social Services must be paid into the Fraud Recovery Special Fund. | |||
| HB 178 - O'Bannon - Continuing care facilities; residents meetings. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | 01/30/12 |
| notes: Requires that the issues discussed at meetings between the governing body of a continuing care facility and the residents of the facility or their representatives include income, expenditures, and financial matters as they apply to the facility and proposed changes in policies, programs, facilities, and services. Currently, these issues may be, but are not required to be, discussed at such meetings. | |||
| HB 184 - O'Bannon - Medical Assistance Services, Board of; requires two members of Board to be fraud investigators. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/25/12 |
| notes: Requires that at least two members of the Board of Medical Assistance Services be individuals with significant professional experience in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of health care fraud. | |||
