Abdicate and Capitulate - New York Times

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LAWS OF NEW YORK, 2006 CHAPTER 442 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the office of the Medicaid inspector general, and providing for its powers and duties; to amend the executive law, in relation to designating such office as a qualified agency for the purposes of criminal infor- mation; to amend the social services law, in relation to the develop- ment and testing of new methods of Medicaid claims and utilization review to improve Medicaid fraud control and expenditure accountabil- ity and to create a provider compliance program; to amend the insur- ance law, in relation to requiring the superintendent of insurance to annually report on health insurance fraud; to amend the social services law, in relation to advisory opinions; and to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law and the labor law, in relation to health care fraud Became a law July 26, 2006, with the approval of the Governor. Passed on message of necessity pursuant to Article III, section 14 of the Constitution by a majority vote, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Article 1 of the public health law is amended by adding a new title III to read as follows: TITLE III OFFICE OF THE MEDICAID INSPECTOR GENERAL Section 30. Legislative intent. 30-a. Definitions. 31. Establishment of the office of Medicaid inspector general. 32. Functions, duties and responsibilities. 33. Cooperation of agency officials and employees. 34. Transfer of employees. 35. Reports required of the inspector. 36. Disclosure of information.