Arizona Laws 23-799.01. Fraud prevention; report
A. To ensure program integrity, the department shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 23-799.01
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. Obtain current and actual employment and earned income information in real time via verification services from external data sources, including third-party vendors, as part of the department’s employment and earned income verification process to accurately determine an individual’s eligibility for unemployment benefits.
2. Verify the identity of an individual by incorporating an identity verification process that may include digital or physical identity authentication factors, or both, using external data sources, including third-party vendors.
3. Minimize erroneous communications to employers generated from fraudulent claim applications.
B. On or before December 31 of each year, the department shall submit to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, and shall provide a copy to the secretary of state, a report that contains details on unemployment insurance fraud for the previous fiscal year, including all of the following:
1. The number of fraudulent claims.
2. The total amount of monies paid in fraudulent claims.
3. The impact of fraud on employer contribution rates and experience ratings.