Senate Bill No. 1122 mandates that the Auditors of Public Accounts conduct annual performance audits of at least two Medicaid-funded programs. Starting December 1, 2025, the chairpersons and ranking members of the Human Services Committee must provide a written list of these programs to the auditors. The auditors will select programs from this list for auditing, and program administrators are required to supply any necessary information for the audits. The findings and recommendations from these audits must be reported to the Governor, the State Comptroller, and the relevant legislative committees. Additionally, the Commissioner of Social Services is tasked with posting a link to the audit results on the Department of Social Services' website within 30 days of the audit's completion.

The bill also amends Section 2-90 of the general statutes by adding a new subsection (j), which specifies the requirement for the auditors to conduct these performance audits. The effective date for the provision requiring the Human Services Committee to provide the list is July 1, 2025, while the new auditing requirements will take effect on January 1, 2026. The implementation of this bill is expected to incur costs of approximately $555,000 in FY 26 and $545,000 in FY 27, along with fringe benefits of $220,000 for each of those fiscal years, necessitating the hiring of six additional auditors to fulfill the auditing requirements.

Statutes affected:
Committee Bill: 2-90
HS Joint Favorable Substitute: 2-90
File No. 97: 2-90