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In determining if a claim is suspicious or potentially improper, the Commission shall consider the factors utilized by the Integrity Data Hub and any additional factors that may be appropriate, including commonalities in physical addresses, mailing addresses, internet protocol addresses, email addresses, multi-factor authentication, and bank accounts.C\n\nThe Commission shall recover any improper overpayment of benefits to the fullest extent authorized by this title and federal law.D\n\nThe Department of Social Services, the Department of Medical Assistance Services, and the Department of Housing and Community Development, upon receipt of notification that an individual enrolled in any of such department’s public assistance programs has become employed, shall notify the Commission of such fact in order for the Commission to determine the individual’s eligibility for benefits.E\n\nThe Commission may enter into a memorandum of understanding with any state agency necessary to implement the provisions of this section.F\n\nThe Commission shall report by December 1 of each year to the Commission on Unemployment Compensation addressing the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this section. The report shall include:1\n\nThe Commission’s general program integrity processes, including tools, resources, and databases utilized, to the extent that sharing the information does not jeopardize program integrity measures;2\n\nA description of efforts to identify, prevent, and recover improper overpayments of benefits and fraudulent payments and measures being taken to improve such efforts;3\n\nThe type and amount of improper payments detected retroactively;4\n\nThe type and amount of improper payments prevented;5\n\nMoneys saved in preventing improper overpayments and, if any, in recouping improper overpayments; and6\n\nAn explanation for the nonrecovery of overpayments, including the application of any allowable recovery exceptions.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261772,"text":"In order to verify that an individual is eligible to receive benefits, the Commission shall conduct all mandatory and recommended program integrity activities as identified by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":261773,"text":"The Commission shall perform a full eligibility review of suspicious or potentially improper claims. 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This law was first created in 2022. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 740<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2024, chapters 746<\/a> and 772<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":267905,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72730,"identifier":"60.2-612.1","token":"60.2\/6\/4\/60.2-612.1","url":"\/60.2-612.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/60.2-612.1\/","token":"60.2\/6\/4\/60.2-612.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2028) Program Integrity","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 60.2-612.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In order<\/span> to verify that an individual is eligible to receive benefits, the Commission shall conduct all mandatory and recommended program integrity activities as identified by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission shall perform a full eligibility review of suspicious or potentially improper claims. In determining if a claim is suspicious or potentially improper, the Commission shall consider the factors utilized by the Integrity Data Hub and any additional factors that may be appropriate, including commonalities in physical addresses, mailing addresses, internet protocol addresses, email addresses, multi-factor authentication, and bank accounts. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commission shall recover any improper overpayment of benefits to the fullest extent authorized by this title and federal law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Department of Social Services, the Department of Medical Assistance Services, and the Department of Housing and Community Development, upon receipt of notification that an individual enrolled in any of such department’s public assistance programs has become employed, shall notify the Commission of such fact<\/span> in order<\/span> for the Commission to determine the individual’s eligibility for benefits. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Commission may enter into a memorandum<\/span> of understanding with any state agency necessary to implement the provisions of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The Commission shall report by December 1 of each year to the Commission on Unemployment Compensation addressing the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this section. The report shall include: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The Commission’s general program integrity processes, including tools, resources, and databases utilized, to the extent that sharing the information does not jeopardize program integrity measures; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A description of efforts to identify, prevent, and recover improper overpayments of benefits and fraudulent payments and measures being taken to improve such efforts; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The type and amount of improper payments detected retroactively; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The type and amount of improper payments prevented; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Moneys saved in preventing improper overpayments and, if any, in recouping improper overpayments; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> An explanation for the nonrecovery of overpayments, including the application of any allowable recovery exceptions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2028) PROGRAM INTEGRITY (\u00a7 60.2-612.1)\n\nA. In order to verify that an individual is eligible to receive benefits, the\nCommission shall conduct all mandatory and recommended program integrity\nactivities as identified by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training\nAdministration and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General.\n\nB. The Commission shall perform a full eligibility review of suspicious or\npotentially improper claims. In determining if a claim is suspicious or\npotentially improper, the Commission shall consider the factors utilized by the\nIntegrity Data Hub and any additional factors that may be appropriate, including\ncommonalities in physical addresses, mailing addresses, internet protocol\naddresses, email addresses, multi-factor authentication, and bank accounts.\n\nC. The Commission shall recover any improper overpayment of benefits to the\nfullest extent authorized by this title and federal law.\n\nD. The Department of Social Services, the Department of Medical Assistance\nServices, and the Department of Housing and Community Development, upon receipt\nof notification that an individual enrolled in any of such department’s\npublic assistance programs has become employed, shall notify the Commission of\nsuch fact in order for the Commission to determine the individual’s\neligibility for benefits.\n\nE. The Commission may enter into a memorandum of understanding with any state\nagency necessary to implement the provisions of this section.\n\nF. The Commission shall report by December 1 of each year to the Commission on\nUnemployment Compensation addressing the implementation and enforcement of the\nprovisions of this section. The report shall include:\n\n 1. The Commission’s general program integrity processes, including\n tools, resources, and databases utilized, to the extent that sharing the\n information does not jeopardize program integrity measures;\n\n 2. A description of efforts to identify, prevent, and recover improper\n overpayments of benefits and fraudulent payments and measures being taken to\n improve such efforts;\n\n 3. The type and amount of improper payments detected retroactively;\n\n 4. The type and amount of improper payments prevented;\n\n 5. Moneys saved in preventing improper overpayments and, if any, in recouping\n improper overpayments; and\n\n 6. An explanation for the nonrecovery of overpayments, including the\n application of any allowable recovery exceptions.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, c. 740; 2024, cc. 746, 772.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}