H.B. 5492: COMMITTEE SUMMARY                        HEALTH CARE FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS

House Bill 5492 (as passed by the House) Sponsor: Representative Gerald Law House Committee: Insurance

Senate Committee: Financial Services

Date Completed: 4-30-96

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Health Care False Claim Act to specify that a person would not be subject to civil liability for providing information, investigating, or cooperating with an investigation or examination under the Act, if he or she acted in good faith.

Proposed MCL 752.1008a                                                              Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact. While it is clear that fraudulent activities do occur at a variety of levels in the aggregate health care industry, there is no apparent research that would indicate how much additional fraud would be uncovered as a result of a statutory “immunity provision” as is contemplated in this bill.

Fiscal Analyst: J. Walker

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

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