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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

     Introduced By: Senators Pearson, Goldin, and Cool Rumsey

     Date Introduced: May 02, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Finance

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 35-1.1-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 35-1.1 entitled "Office of

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Management and Budget" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     35-1.1-10. Organizational reviews and special initiatives. -- (a) The director of the

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office of management and budget is hereby directed to conduct research and analysis to study the

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programs of the department of transportation and other quasi-transportation related agencies not

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limited to bridge, vehicle and winter maintenance efficiencies and effectiveness. The director of

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the office of management and budget is authorized to consult with the appropriate federal

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agencies and departments that provide funds to, or delegate authority to, the state department of

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transportation and other quasi-transportation related agencies.

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      (b) This plan shall address the goal of improving efficiency of transportation programs;

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identifying similar programs that are being performed.

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      (c) The office of management and budget is directed to report findings,

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recommendations, and alternative designs to the governor and general assembly no later than

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November 1, 2012 with copies to the governor, speaker of the house, senate president, chairs of

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the house and senate finance committees and their respective fiscal advisors.

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      (d) The report shall include a strategic plan that outlines the mission, goals, the estimated

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cost and timelines to implement said recommendations, and the federal and state mandates

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associated with the current programs. The report shall provide a clear definition of roles and

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responsibilities, including those responsible for implementing the proposed recommendations.

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The analysis shall develop outcome measures and an appropriate timeline to measure

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implementation progress. It shall also include:

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      (1) An examination of the various organizational structures in other states, evaluating

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their strengths and weaknesses, and how they may or may not be applicable in Rhode Island. This

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should include an evaluation of the best practices regarding efficiencies.

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      (2) An analysis of what programs and responsibilities could be more efficiently

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implemented and managed. This should include, but not be limited to, strategies to reorganize and

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or centralize transportation programs.

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      (3) An evaluation of the federal, state and other revenues that support these programs,

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and the impacts on revenues and expenses associated with the alternatives and recommendations.

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      (e) The department of transportation and other quasi-transportation related agencies shall

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furnish such advice and information, documentary or otherwise, to the director of the office of

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management and budget as is deemed necessary or desirable to facilitate the purposes of the

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study.

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     (f) The office of management and budget shall, in coordination with the office of health

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and human services, complete a comprehensive mapping initiative to clearly define the

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prevention, detection, investigation and recoupment of funds processes across the state agencies

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that are primarily responsible for combating fraud in the Medicaid and public assistance service

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systems. This mapping initiative shall include, but not be limited to, the following tasks:

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     (1) Mapping business processes within Medicaid and public assistance programs;

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     (2) Identifying points within Medicaid and public assistance programs that are vulnerable

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to fraud and abuse;

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     (3) Establishing performance measures that accurately reflect the ability to prevent and

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detect fraud in the applicant eligibility determination stage;

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     (4) Identifying processes that can be improved and activities and resources that can be

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reallocated to prevention;

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     (5) Reengineering technological and organizational processes to improve prevention and

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detection of fraud during eligibility determination and after to ensure recipient eligibility; and

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     (6) Monitoring performance measures and recommending corrective action, as needed.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

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     This act would require the office of management and budget, in coordination with the

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office of health and human services, to complete a comprehensive mapping initiative to clearly

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define the prevention, detection, investigation and recoupment of funds processes across the state

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agencies that are primarily responsible for combating fraud in the Medicaid and public assistance

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service systems.

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     The act would take effect upon passage.

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