2018 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 119
BY SENATORS MORRELL AND MILLS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1508(B)(33), relative to the confidentiality of taxpayer
3 information; to authorize the disclosure of taxpayer information to the Department
4 of Health to verify eligibility for Medicaid; to provide for an effective date; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 47:1508(B)(33) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง1508. Confidentiality of tax records
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10 B. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent:
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12 (33) The sharing or furnishing, in the discretion of the secretary, of
13 information to the Louisiana Department of Health's tax filing unit and Medicaid
14 fraud units for the purposes of complying with mandatory requirements in
15 accordance with federal law, including information necessary to verify an
16 individual's eligibility for Medicaid.
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18 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
19 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
20 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
21 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
22 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 648
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