The bill would create a seven-member Medicaid fraud tip board. The board would set rules for rewards, decide which tips qualify, and establish procedures to protect tipsters’ identifying and banking information. A tip could qualify if it helped close a Medicaid fraud case that ended in a guilty plea or criminal conviction. The bill would also create a fund for reward payments.
People who report Medicaid fraud could be eligible for a monetary reward if their documented tip meets the board’s rules and leads to a case ending in a guilty plea or criminal conviction. The board would set reward amounts and procedures to protect tipsters’ information.
The fund would receive 1% to 2% of money the state recovers through Medicaid fraud enforcement, along with any other money directed to it by law. The fund could be used only to pay approved rewards.
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