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Senate bill · S10681 (2025-26)

Establishes a Medicaid fraud tip board and Medicaid fraud tip reward fund

New York State Senate

Same as A11730, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Sep 16, 2026

Sponsor: Dean Murray (State Senator, District 3, Republican/Conservative)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 29, 2026. About our data

Summary

Establishes a Medicaid fraud tip board which shall develop and administer a system offering monetary rewards to certain individuals reporting Medicaid fraud; creates a Medicaid fraud tip reward fund.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Public Health Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1 adds a new section 37 to the Public Health Law to establish a Medicaid Fraud Tip Board for the purpose of developing and administering a system to provide monetary rewards to individuals whose documented tips result in the closing of a Medicaid fraud case and a guilty plea or criminal conviction. The seven-member board would be appointed by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Majority Leader of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, Minor- ity Leader of the Senate, and Minority Leader of the Assembly. The board would meet at least twice annually to review pending reward appli- cations and determine eligibility and reward amounts. It would also establish eligibility guidelines, minimum and maximum reward amounts, and procedures to preserve the anonymity and protect the personal and banking information of individuals alleging Medicaid fraud. Section 2 adds a new section 97-bbbbb to the State Finance Law to estab- lish the Medicaid Fraud Tip Reward Fund in the joint custody of the State Comptroller and Commissioner of Taxation and Finance. The fund would consist of not less than one percent nor more than two percent of money recovered by the state through Medicaid fraud enforcement, as well as any other moneys appropriated, credited, or transferred to the fund pursuant to law. Moneys in the fund would be used solely to pay eligible individuals pursuant to determinations of the Medicaid Fraud Tip Board. Section 3 provides the effective date.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Health · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Health · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Dean Murray says this is needed

Medicaid fraud diverts limited public resources away from the New York- ers who depend upon the Medicaid program for access to health care and imposes unnecessary costs on taxpayers. Individuals with direct know- ledge of fraudulent activity can provide valuable information to inves- tigators and prosecutors, but potential informants may have little incentive to come forward, particularly when doing so may involve personal or professional risk. This legislation creates a structured financial incentive for individ- uals to report Medicaid fraud that ultimately results in a successful criminal case. Rewards would not be paid merely for making an allega- tion. Rather, the bill requires that a documented tip result in the closing of a Medicaid fraud case and a guilty plea or criminal conviction before an individual may receive a reward. This approach rewards information that produces tangible enforcement results while allowing the Medicaid Fraud Tip Board to establish appropriate eligibil- ity standards and payment amounts. The bill also recognizes that confidentiality can be critical to encour- aging individuals to report wrongdoing. The Medicaid Fraud Tip Board is therefore specifically required to establish procedures to preserve the anonymity of individuals alleging Medicaid fraud and to protect personally identifying and banking information. Importantly, the reward program would be supported by a dedicated fund derived in part from moneys recovered through Medicaid fraud enforce- ment. By directing between one and two percent of Medicaid fraud recov- eries to the reward fund, the legislation dedicates a portion of recov- ered funds to encouraging the identification and successful prosecution of additional fraud. Providing a meaningful incentive for individuals with credible, actiona- ble information to come forward can strengthen New York's Medicaid fraud enforcement efforts, increase recoveries, deter future misconduct, and help protect both taxpayers and the integrity of the Medicaid program.

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Full history

  1. Sep 16, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HEALTH

    NY Assembly

  2. Aug 14, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

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