How HB 2004 changes current law

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This bill mandates the exchange of information between state agencies to combat fraud in public assistance programs and establishes a framework for data-sharing with federal agencies.

• K.S.A. 39-760

  The secretary of health and environment and the secretary for children and families are hereby directed to establish a system for the reporting of suspected abuse or fraud in connection with state welfare or medical assistance programs, either by recipients or health care healthcare providers. → To facilitate in the detection, investigation and prosecution of fraud in the cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance programs, the secretary for children and families and the office of the inspector general shall exchange: (1) Documents and information related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance applicants or recipients; (2) documents and information related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance eligibility determinations; (3) electronic benefit card transaction data or documents; and (4) any other materials received, compiled or created by either agency related to an audit, inquiry or investigation of a cash assistance, childcare assistance or food assistance applicant, recipient, authorized retailer or any other individual suspected of or under investigation for fraud in the cash assistance, childcare assistance or food assistance programs.

  The existing structure for reporting suspected fraud is replaced with a new requirement for inter-agency information sharing focused on fraud in specific assistance programs.

• K.S.A. 39-760

  Upon receipt of a written request from the United States department of agriculture relating to a federal program administered by the department for children and families, the secretary for children and families shall respond fully and timely to such request by executing a memorandum of understanding or any other written data-sharing instrument with the United States department of agriculture as necessary to obtain, exchange or transmit any information required that is contained in department records relating to a federal program administered by the department. → Upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services, the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment shall execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument and comply with written data requests made pursuant to such agreements.

  The bill requires both secretaries to formalize data-sharing arrangements with federal agencies for information related to assistance programs.

• K.S.A. 39-760

  Pursuant to such memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument, the secretary for children and families shall comply with any written data request from the United States department of agriculture and release such requested data to the United States department of agriculture within 60 days of receipt of such written data request. → Pursuant to such memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument, the secretaries shall comply with written data requests from federal agencies and release the requested data within a specified timeframe.

  The timeframe for compliance with federal requests is expanded to both secretaries, enhancing accountability in data-sharing processes.

• K.S.A. 39-760

  The system shall be designed to permit any person in the state at any time to place a toll-free call into the system and report suspected cases of welfare abuse or suspected cases of health care healthcare provider fraud.

  The method for reporting suspected fraud will no longer be a universal toll-free system, focusing instead on inter-agency information exchange.