This amendment revises the Welfare Fraud Prevention Act by modifying department references, adjusting verification frequency requirements, clarifying eligibility standards, and changing the effective date to January 1, 2027.
- Adds Department of Family Services alongside Department of Health in the bill's title and scope. (Page 1, line 2)
- Changes statutory citations from 42-10-111 to 42-10-110 and from 42-10-204 to 42-10-201, updating references to welfare provisions. (Page 2, lines 2-5)
- Removes language limiting certification periods to households with zero net income, instead requiring income verification in excess of zero dollars. (Page 2, lines 9-10 and Page 3, lines 12-14)
- Changes logical operator from 'or' to 'and' in eligibility criteria for households. (Page 2, line 11)
- Modifies citizenship verification requirements to clarify that exceptions apply only to presumptive eligibility periods. (Page 3, lines 18-20)
- Deletes section 42-10-111 from the bill entirely. (Page 3, line 18)
- Removes provisions requiring submission of enrollment information to national multistate databases. (Page 4, lines 21-22 and Page 5, lines 1-2)
- Removes language requiring submission of household members unable to verify eligible alien status to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Page 5, line 6)
- Removes provisions related to death record checks and multistate enrollment reporting, deleting corresponding report sections. (Page 6, lines 8-12)
- Removes provisions requiring hospitals to collect citizenship data and submit quarterly reports, replacing with single annual report to the governor and legislature. (Page 8, lines 8-21)
- Changes verification frequency from 'not less than on a monthly basis' to 'at every application and recertification period' throughout the bill for multiple data sources. (Page 19, lines 3-43; Page 20, lines 2-28; Page 21, lines 4-38)
- Removes requirement that employment information be maintained by the Department of Workforce Services. (Page 20, lines 20-24)
- Modifies reporting requirement to include both Department of Family Services and Department of Health submitting data on their respective websites. (Page 21, lines 13-44)
- Removes interim reporting provisions and replaces with a single section establishing the effective date. (Page 22, lines 10-13)
- Changes effective date from immediately upon enactment to January 1, 2027. (Page 22, lines 46-1 (continued))
- Adds 'Unless required by federal law' condition to eligibility redetermination requirements. (Page 10, lines 1-2)
- Replaces reference to 'household' with 'assistance unit' and changes 'household member' to 'person' for consistency in terminology. (Page 12, lines 12-35 and Page 13, lines 2-7)
- Modifies reporting requirement structure to report to 'joint labor, health and social services interim committee' instead of governor and legislative leaders. (Page 17, lines 2-24)
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