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A 6378: Reimburses counties who have purchased or will purchase Medicaid fraud detection software.
What A 6378 does, verified August 12, 2026
The state of New York is introducing a new law to improve the detection of medical assistance fraud, waste, and abuse in the state. The law aims to reimburse counties for the full amount spent on medical assistance fraud detection software if the county has previously purchased or intends to purchase such software. This software uses advanced data searching capabilities and statistical analyses to discover patterns and correlations in the use and abuse of medical assistance practices. Counties that have previously purchased such software must provide adequate documentation, including receipts, to support their reimbursement claims. The state will disburse grants from the general fund to support this initiative.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to social services (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6378
- What is the current status of A 6378?
- As of August 12, 2026, A 6378 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to social services".
- Did A 6378 pass?
- Not yet. A 6378 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6378, and where is it now?
- A 6378 was authored by Asm. Philip Palmesano with 10 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Social Services.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to social services |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | referred to social services |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 311 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6378 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, DiPIETRO, LEMONDES, MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH, MORINELLO, TAGUE, WALSH -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the state reimbursement of county payments for medical assistance fraud, waste and abuse detection software The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 368-a of the social services law 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (aa) to read as follows: 3 (aa) (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the full amount 4 expended by the local social services district for medical assistance 5 fraud, waste and abuse investigations via the use of data mining soft- 6 ware shall be reimbursed by the state if the county has previously 7 purchased or intends to purchase such software. For the purposes of this 8 paragraph, "data mining software" shall mean a database application that 9 utilizes advanced data searching capabilities and statistical analyses 10 to discover patterns and correlations in the use and abuse of medical 11 assistance practices. Any county that has previously purchased such 12 software must supply adequate documentation, including any receipts, 13 that details such purchase. The state shall disburse grants, when appli- 14 cable, from the general fund for this purpose. 15 (ii) The commissioner of health may develop rules and regulations as 16 necessary to carry out the provisions of this paragraph. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03734-01-5
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