HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 782, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Argenziano offered the following:
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13 Amendment to Amendment (600753) (with title amendment)
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17 Section 4. Section 409.9205, Florida Statutes, is
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19 409.9205 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; law enforcement
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21 (1) Except as provided in s. 110.205, all positions in
22 the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Department of Legal
23 Affairs are hereby transferred to the Career Service System.
24 (2) All investigators employed by the Medicaid Fraud
25 Control Unit who have been certified under s. 943.1395 are law
26 enforcement officers of the state. Such investigators have
27 the authority to conduct criminal investigations, bear arms,
28 make arrests, and apply for, serve, and execute search
29 warrants, arrest warrants, capias, and other process
30 throughout the state pertaining to Medicaid fraud as described
31 in this chapter. The Attorney General shall provide
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 782, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
1 reasonable notice of criminal investigations conducted by the
2 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to, and coordinate those
3 investigations with, the sheriffs of the respective counties.
4 Investigators employed by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit are
5 not eligible for membership in the Special Risk Class of the
6 Florida Retirement System under s. 121.0515.
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10 And the title is amended as follows:
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14 amending 409.9205, F.S.; transferring positions
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