华盛顿州瑟斯顿县奥林匹亚市州长弗格森10月28日签署行政令：设立卫生与公共服务首席反欺诈官
位于华盛顿州瑟斯顿县奥林匹亚市的州长鲍勃·弗格森（Bob Ferguson）10月28日签署行政令，设立该州首个卫生与公共服务首席反欺诈官（Chief Fraud Prevention Officer）职位，并成立全州反欺诈工作组。
州长办公室表示，首席反欺诈官负责加强行政内阁机构卫生与公共服务项目在欺诈预防、发现、调查与追回方面的监督与协调，涉及的机构包括州卫生保健局，以及卫生部、社会与卫生服务部、劳工与工业部、儿童青少年与家庭部。该职位将与这些机构协作，提高项目廉正性并保护联邦资金。
弗格森同时宣布，将提出州长请求立法，把现行医疗补助虚假申报法扩大至针对华盛顿州政府的所有虚假申报。州长办公室称，相关工作将使用现有资源实施，不新增开支。人选与工作组的完整名单尚未公布。
来源：GSM·美国
Washington: Governor Ferguson Signs Executive Order in Olympia, Thurston County, on October 28 Creating a Chief Fraud Prevention Officer for Health and Human Services
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson, in Olympia, Thurston County, signed an executive order on October 28 creating the state's first Chief Fraud Prevention Officer for health and human services and a statewide fraud prevention workgroup.
According to the Governor's Office, the officer is tasked with strengthening oversight and coordination of fraud prevention, detection, investigation and recovery for health and human services programs administered by executive cabinet agencies, including the state Health Care Authority and the departments of Health, Social and Health Services, Labor and Industries, and Children, Youth and Families, working to improve program integrity and protect federal funding.
Ferguson also announced upcoming governor-request legislation expanding the current Medicaid False Claims Act to cover all false claims against Washington state. The Governor's Office said the work will be implemented using existing resources. The appointee and the full workgroup membership have not yet been announced.
Source: GSM News
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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