Rep. Emily McAsey

Filed: 5/20/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1330

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1330 as follows:
 
3on page 26, immediately below line 10, by inserting the
4following:
5    "(E-10) A vendor who disputes an overpayment identified as
6part of a Department audit shall utilize the Department's
7self-referral disclosure protocol as set forth under this Code
8to identify, investigate, and return to the Department any
9undisputed audit overpayment amount. Unless the disputed
10overpayment amount is subject to a fraud payment suspension, or
11involves a termination sanction, the Department shall defer the
12recovery of the disputed overpayment amount up to one year
13after the date of the Department's final audit determination,
14or earlier, or as required by State or federal law. If the
15administrative hearing extends beyond one year, and such delay
16was not caused by the request of the vendor, then the
17Department shall not recover the disputed overpayment amount

 

 

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1until the date of the final administrative decision. If a final
2administrative decision establishes that the disputed
3overpayment amount is owed to the Department, then the amount
4shall be immediately due to the Department. The Department
5shall be entitled to recover interest from the vendor on the
6overpayment amount from the date of the overpayment through the
7date the vendor returns the overpayment to the Department at a
8rate not to exceed the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate, as
9published from time to time, but not to exceed 5%. Any interest
10billed by the Department shall be due immediately upon receipt
11of the Department's billing statement.".