Louisiana Authorizes Income Tax Data Disclosure for Medicaid, SNAP Fraud Prevention

The Louisiana Governor signed a law concerning the Medicaid program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The law includes: 1) authorizing the legislative auditor to access individual-level state income tax return data to ensure accuracy and prevent fraud in the Medicaid and SNAP programs; and 2) authorizing the DOR to disclose individual-level state income tax return data to the legislative auditor, upon request, to ensure accuracy and prevent fraud in the Medicaid and SNAP programs. The law took effect on June 2. [H.B. 181, enacted 06/02/26]

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