Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing), in Article II of the bill, following the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission (page II-38), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Medicaid and CHIP Residency Verification. Out of funds appropriated above in Strategy B.1.1, Medicaid & CHIP Contracts & Admin (page II-34), the Health and Human Services Commission:

(1)  on at least a monthly basis shall, in accordance with applicable state and federal law, verify the residency status of clients under Medicaid and the child health plan program to ensure that only clients who are eligible residents of this state receive benefits under those programs; and

(2)  may use a private third-party vendor to identify and recover improper capitation payments made to a managed care organization with respect to individuals the commission determines were not eligible for benefits under those programs because the individuals were not residents of this state.