Amendment #14 to H3400

Inspector General Audit of Medicaid

[Sponsors] Representatives Jones of North Reading, Peterson of Grafton, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleboro, and deMacedo of Plymouth move to amend the bill by inserting, after section XX, the following section:

“SECTION XX.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in hospital fiscal year 2012, the office of the inspector general may expend funds from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund, established by section 36 of chapter 118G of the General Laws, for the costs associated with conducting an audit of the Commonwealth’s Medicaid program. The inspector general may examine the practices utilized in all hospitals including, but not limited to, the care of the insured receiving health care services reimbursed pursuant to the Commonwealth’s Medicaid system.  The inspector general shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means containing the findings of any audits so conducted and any other completed analyses not later than April 1, 2012. For the purposes of such audits, health care services shall be defined pursuant to said chapter 118G and any regulations adopted there under.”.