Delaware Senate Bill 144 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on July 24 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-07-24 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Bill updates the State of Delaware’s False Claims and Reporting Act to make it compliant with the requirements of Section 1909 of the Social Security Act. Section 1909 of the Social Security Act provides a financial incentive for States to enact laws that establish liability to the State for individuals and entities that submit false or fraudulent claims to the State Medicaid Program. This incentive provides for a ten percent increase in the share of a qui tam recovery or settlement apportioned to the State. For a State to qualify for this incentive, State law must meet certain requirements enumerated under Section 1909(b) of the Social Security Act, so that the State’s law is at least as effective as the Federal False Claims Act. After review by the Office of Inspector General for the United States Department of Health & Human Services, it was determined that Delaware’s current False Claims and Reporting Act fails to meet the requirements of Section 1909(b) of the Social Security Act. This bill addresses these deficiencies to attain compliance with the requirements of Section 1909(b) in a manner which will allow the State of Delaware to receive the above-referenced additional financial incentives.

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware False Claims And Reporting Act.

Sen. Robert Marshall [D]

Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]

2013-07-01 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2013-06-26 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 11 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2013-06-26 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-24	Senate	Signed by Governor
2013-07-01	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-07-01	House	Necessary rules are suspended in House
2013-06-27	House	Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
2013-06-26	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-26	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-06-26	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate
2013-06-26	Senate	Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
2013-06-19	Senate	Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/23dc40a289416b6185257b8e006fe2e7?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+144/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/SB+144/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/87cd1fb7304b9d2e85257b9600729e58?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7f1a77c644be3a2985256bea0070457a/ee5cc8978227079a85257b9600721513?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/7b91162215f1198b85257b9b001771bf?OpenDocument