PA HB979

Commonwealth agencies must conduct biennial assessments of improper payments for programs not already required under federal law, with an initial assessment due within 120 days of the act taking effect.

Improper payments include overpayments, underpayments, payments to ineligible recipients, payments for ineligible or duplicative services, payments for services not received, and payments that failed to utilize available discounts.

Agencies must categorize programs as low, moderate, or high risk for improper payments, identify root causes for high-risk programs, and adopt corrective action plans targeting a maximum 3% error rate.

Assessment reports must be provided electronically to the Secretary of the Budget, Office of the Inspector General, Department of the Auditor General, Independent Fiscal Office, and General Assembly members.

The Office of the Budget must maintain a public website displaying each agency's improper payment assessments, error rates, high-risk programs, corrective action plans, and recovery amounts in dollars and percentages.