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HB 2362

Requiring the department of administration to report identifying information of persons who claim Kansas lottery or gambling prize winnings in excess of $5,000 to the department of health and environment.

2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas will match lottery prize winners over $5,000 to Medicaid records to verify eligibility and adjust benefits as needed, with privacy safeguards.

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Bill Summary · HB 2362

Summary — Kansas HB 2362 (Introduced Feb 3, 2025)

Status: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services

Purpose

Require the Kansas Department of Administration to report identifying taxpayer information for people who claim Kansas lottery or other gambling prizes over $5,000 so the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) can verify whether prize winners are receiving medical assistance (Medicaid or related programs) and determine whether prize winnings affect eligibility.

Key provisions

  • Monthly reporting: The Department of Administration must monthly transmit Social Security numbers (SSNs) or alternate taxpayer identification numbers (TINs) for all individuals who claim a Kansas lottery or gambling prize in excess of $5,000 during the reported month.
  • Use of data by KDHE: KDHE may use the information only to verify whether an individual is receiving medical assistance in Kansas and to determine whether prize winnings affect that person’s eligibility or benefits (including re-running eligibility determination and benefit calculations where appropriate).
  • Confidentiality requirement: KDHE is required not to publicly disclose the identity of any lottery prize winner, including those found to have improperly received benefits.
  • Statutory change: The bill amends K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 39-709 (per introduced version) and repeals the existing section as specified in the bill language.

Who would be affected

  • Individuals who claim Kansas lottery or gambling prizes greater than $5,000 (their SSNs/TINs would be reported).
  • KDHE — operational responsibility to receive, match, verify, and act on data.
  • Department of Administration — responsible for producing and transmitting the monthly file.
  • Kansas Lottery and Kansas Racing & Gaming Commission — data sources (noted in fiscal note as indicating no fiscal effect to their operations).
  • Recipients of medical assistance — potential for eligibility review, benefit recalculation, and possible termination or recovery if prize winnings affect eligibility rules.

Fiscal impact (from Fiscal Note — Division of the Budget, Feb 20, 2025)

  • KDHE implementation cost (FY2026): $355,540 total
    • $138,974 from the State General Fund
    • $216,566 federal funds
  • Costs reflect creating an inbound interface, programming, testing, and staff tasks to process notices and rerun eligibility/benefit calculations.
  • The Department of Administration, Kansas Lottery, and Kansas Racing & Gaming Commission reported no fiscal effect to their operations.
  • Any savings from terminating ineligible benefits are undeterminable (KDHE lacks data on Medicaid members who win prizes).

Timeline & procedure notes

  • Introduced: February 3, 2025.
  • Referred to: House Committee on Health and Human Services.
  • Fiscal note prepared: February 20, 2025.
  • Fiscal effects were not reflected in the FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.

Potential considerations

  • Administrative burden and modest startup costs concentrated at KDHE.
  • Privacy and data-security safeguards are required by the bill, but the bill authorizes routine sharing of SSNs/TINs between agencies — consideration of technical and legal safeguards will be important.
  • The bill targets prize winnings above a $5,000 threshold; downstream effects depend on how often medical assistance recipients win at or above that level.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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