NY S09219

Requires annual cross-checks of Medicaid enrollment data against death records, duplicate enrollments, residency indicators, and federal eligibility verification databases to identify ineligible recipients

Mandates recurring annual audits of high-risk Medicaid program areas including managed care premium payments, claims processing systems, hospital billing classification, and electronic visit verification

Establishes an escrow system for managed care premium payments when verification or audits identify potential eligibility issues, with funds released upon confirmation or recouped if payments are deemed improper

Creates a biometric verification pilot program for confirming service delivery, with facial recognition explicitly prohibited and biometric data stored only as encrypted, non-reversible templates

Requires annual legislative reports summarizing audit findings, corrective actions taken, amounts recovered, payment safeguards applied, and biometric pilot program results