House Bill No. [insert number] aims to enhance the integrity of the Medicaid program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Louisiana by allowing the Department of Revenue to share individual-level state income tax return data with the legislative auditor. This data sharing is specifically authorized for the purposes of ensuring the accuracy of eligibility determinations for Medicaid and SNAP, as well as for detecting and preventing fraud within these programs. The bill enacts new provisions in R.S. 24:513(Q) and R.S. 47:1508(B)(44), which outline the conditions under which this data can be accessed and utilized by the legislative auditor.

Additionally, the bill permits the secretary of the Department of Revenue to enter into agreements necessary for facilitating this data sharing. The legislative auditor is granted the authority to use the shared tax return data exclusively for the specified purposes, which include fulfilling the requirements of the Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law. The bill is set to take effect upon the governor's signature or after the expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature.