39-760. Establishment of system for reporting suspected abuse or fraud in welfare or medical assistance programs; notice of existence of system. - Kansas Statutes

39-760

Chapter 39.--MENTALLY ILL, INCAPACITATED AND DEPENDENT PERSONS; SOCIAL WELFARE Article 7.--SOCIAL WELFARE

      39-760.   Establishment of system for reportingsuspected abuse or fraud in welfare or medical assistance programs; notice ofexistence of system.(a) The Kansas health policy authority and the secretary of social andrehabilitation services arehereby directed to establish a system for the reporting of suspected abuse orfraud in connection withstate welfare or medical assistance programs, either by recipients or healthcare providers. Thesystem shall be designed to permit any person in the state at any time to placea toll-free call into the system and report suspected cases of welfare abuseor suspected cases of health care providerfraud.

      (b)   The Kansas health policy authority and the secretary of social andrehabilitation servicesare further directed to publicize the system throughout thestate.

      (c)   Notice of the existence of the system established pursuant to thissection shall be displayed prominently in the office or facility of everyhealth care provider who provides services under the state medical assistanceprogram.

      (d)   The Kansas health policy authority shall notify annually each recipientof state medical assistance of the toll-free number of the system establishedpursuant to this section and the purpose thereof. If possible, such noticeshall be printed on the medical cards issued to recipients by the authority.

      History:   L. 1978, ch. 372, § 1;L. 2008, ch. 164, § 21; July 1.