Amendment #871 to H3400

Fraud bureau

Mrs. O'Connell of Taunton moves to amend the bill by inserting in section 6, after the word "cases;" the following: "(d) In addition to the responsibilities set forth in subsection (c), the bureau shall have the following duties: (i) review current eligibility intake and determination procedures for public benefit programs administered by the office of health and human services; (ii) assist in the development of any new intake procedures and regulations for eligibility determination; (iii) monitor whether eligibility regulations are being followed by the administering agency; (iv) assist with the coordination with other state agencies to transmit and collect data on beneficiaries; (v) coordinate with the program integrity division under the department of transitional assistance; (vi) provide training to employees serving under the office of health and human services on methods of intake procedures and beneficiary determination; and (vii) automate reporting of indicators of potential fraud cases; (viii) monitor the fraud hotline and investigate complaints; (ix) establish a fraud hotline dedicated to law enforcement; provided that the bureau shall respond to law enforcement complaints directly; (x) investigate program violations, conduct hearings, determine penalties according to department regulations or any general or special law and ensure penalties are enforced."