§ 35. Reports required of the inspector.
1.The inspector shall, no\nlater than October first of each year, submit to the governor, the\ntemporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the\nstate comptroller and the attorney general, a report summarizing the\nactivities of the office during the preceding calendar year. Such report\nshall include:\n (a) the number, subject and other relevant characteristics of\ninvestigations initiated, and those completed, including but not limited\nto outcome, region, source of complaint and whether or not such\ninvestigation was conducted jointly with the attorney general;\n (b) the number, subject and other relevant characteristics of audits\ninitiated, and those completed, including but not limited to outcome,\nregion, reason for au
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§ 35. Reports required of the inspector. 1. The inspector shall, no\nlater than October first of each year, submit to the governor, the\ntemporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the\nstate comptroller and the attorney general, a report summarizing the\nactivities of the office during the preceding calendar year. Such report\nshall include:\n (a) the number, subject and other relevant characteristics of\ninvestigations initiated, and those completed, including but not limited\nto outcome, region, source of complaint and whether or not such\ninvestigation was conducted jointly with the attorney general;\n (b) the number, subject and other relevant characteristics of audits\ninitiated, and those completed, including but not limited to outcome,\nregion, reason for audit and the total dollar value identified for\nrecovery and the actual recovery from such audits;\n (c) the number, subject and other relevant characteristics of\nadministrative actions initiated, and those completed, including but not\nlimited to outcome, region and type;\n (d) the number, subject and other relevant characteristics of\nreferrals for prosecution to the deputy attorney general for Medicaid\nfraud control and other federal or state law enforcement agencies, or\nfor licensure action; such information shall include but not be limited\nto status and region;\n (e) the number, subject and other relevant characteristics of civil\nactions initiated by the office related to improper payments, the\nresulting civil settlements entered and overpayments identified and the\ntotal dollar value both identified and collected;\n (f) a narrative that evaluates the office's performance, describes any\nspecific problems and connection with the procedures and agreements\nrequired under this section, discusses any other matters that may have\nimpaired its effectiveness and summarizes the total savings to the\nstate's medical assistance program; and\n (g) a narrative, provided by the department in its annual report\npursuant to paragraph (t) of subdivision one of section two hundred six\nof this chapter that summarizes the department's activities to mitigate\nfraud, waste and abuse during the preceding calendar year.\n 2. Pursuant to the reporting requirements contained within subdivision\none of this section, the inspector shall not disclose information that\njeopardizes an ongoing investigation or proceeding, provided that the\ninspector shall disclose required information that does not jeopardize\nan ongoing investigation or proceeding and fully apprises the designated\nrecipients of the scope and quality of the office's activities.\n 3. The inspector shall, on or before April first, July first, October\nfirst and January first of each year following the calendar year in\nwhich this title shall take effect, submit to the governor, temporary\npresident of the senate and speaker of the assembly an accountability\nstatement providing a statistical profile of the referrals made to the\nstate Medicaid fraud control unit, audits, investigations and\nrecoveries.\n