Bill > SF2689

This bill expands the authority of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute Medicaid fraud by allowing them to subpoena a broader range of financial and personal records, including banking, credit card, and safe deposit box information, related to investigations under section 256B.12, which deals with legal representation for the state agency in matters pertaining to medical assistance. It also establishes a new crime of "Medical Assistance Fraud" with escalating criminal penalties based on the amount of loss, ranging from a gross misdemeanor for failing to maintain records to felony charges with up to 30 years imprisonment and $1,000,000 fines for significant financial losses. The bill clarifies that violations of these new fraud provisions are considered continuing offenses for statute of limitations purposes and appropriates funds to the Attorney General's office to combat this fraud and to the Commissioner of Human Services for compliance with related requests.