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GA SB321
Bill
Status
Passed
5/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Blake Tillery
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia Code Section 49-4-168.1 to replace the fixed civil penalty range of $5,500 to $11,000 per false or fraudulent Medicaid claim with a penalty consistent with the federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729(a)), as adjusted for inflation under federal law
- Ties Georgia's penalty amounts to federal inflation adjustments under the Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 and the Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Improvements Act of 2015, allowing state penalties to automatically increase alongside federal adjustments
- Retains the requirement that violators pay three times the amount of damages sustained by the Georgia Medicaid program in addition to per-claim civil penalties
- Covers a range of fraudulent conduct including knowingly submitting false claims, making false records, conspiring to defraud, withholding property or money, and concealing obligations owed to the Georgia Medicaid program
- Becomes effective upon the Governor's approval or upon becoming law without such approval
Legislative Description
Medicaid Claims; false or fraudulent; recover the maximum penalty authorized by federal law; increase the civil penalties
Last Action
Act 352
5/3/2018
Full Bill Text
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