HRS §40-57.5
Paying Medicaid vendors without original bills
This section lets the comptroller pay Medicaid vendors using only the voucher, without the original bill, if internal controls are good. The agency that pays must keep the original bills and let authorized people see them for the time set by law. It also says what counts as an original bill.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Comptroller's acceptance of vouchers for the Hawaii state medicaid program
The requirements of section 40-56 and section 40-57 to the contrary notwithstanding, the comptroller may, if satisfied as to the adequacy of related internal controls and audit trails, issue warrants for original warrant vouchers without accompanying original bills for payments to vendors of the Hawaii state medicaid program. Whenever the comptroller has given the comptroller's approval for the issuance of warrants under this section without accompanying original bills, the original bills shall be retained by the expending agency vouchering the payment, and shall be made available for authorized referencing, for the period prescribed by section 40-10 for the retention of vouchers, documents and other records or papers before destruction. For purposes of this section, the definition of original bills shall also include computer magnetic tape, computer listings, computer output microfilm, microfiche, and manually produced microfilm.
Sections this one refers to
§40-10 When old state records can be destroyed
§40-56 How the state pays its bills for supplies and materials
§40-57 How the state pays its contract bills
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