Senate passes bill giving suspected Medicaid providers due process
Posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 7:00 pm | Updated: 12:11 am, Wed Mar 11, 2015.
Nearly two years after 15 mental health companies and drug treatment clinics were shut down by Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration, the state Senate has approved a bill to provide due process protections in cases in which Medicaid billing fraud is alleged.
The bill passed Tuesday on a bipartisan 32-8 vote, though all the senators who opposed it are Republicans. It now goes to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Sen. Mary Kay Papen, D-Las Cruces, sponsored the bill because of her abiding interest in mental health care. During floor debate, Papen said her bill would provide a review system on allegations of wrongdoing that is fair and collaborative, rather than punitive and prosecutorial.
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