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20-77-911. Persons providing information regarding false Medicaid claims — Rewards.
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20-77-911. Persons providing information regarding false Medicaid claims — Rewards.
(a) The court is authorized to pay a person sums, not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the aggregate collected civil penalty recovered, as it may deem just, for information the person may have provided that led to the detecting of false claims under this subchapter.
(b) Upon disposition of any civil action relating to violations of this subchapter in which a civil penalty is recovered, the Attorney General may petition the court on behalf of a person who may have provided information that led to the detecting of false claims and the recovery of restitution and a civil penalty damages assessment to reward the person in an amount commensurate with the quality of information determined by the court to have been provided, in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter.
(c)(1) If the Attorney General elects not to petition the court on behalf of the person, the person may petition the court on his or her own behalf.
(2) Neither the state nor any defendant within the action shall be liable for expenses that a person incurs in bringing an action under this section.
(d) An employee or a fiscal agent charged with the duty of referring or investigating cases of Medicaid fraud who is employed by or who contracts with any governmental entity shall not be eligible to receive a reward under this section.
(e) The Attorney General may agree to a payment of up to ten percent (10%) of the civil penalty as a reward in any settlement agreement under this section.
(f) A portion of restitution shall not be used as a reward.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-77-911
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20-77-911. Persons providing information regarding false Medicaid claims — Rewards.
(a) The court is authorized to pay a person sums, not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the aggregate collected civil penalty recovered, as it may deem just, for information the person may have provided that led to the detecting of false claims under this subchapter.
(b) Upon disposition of any civil action relating to violations of this subchapter in which a civil penalty is recovered, the Attorney General may petition the court on behalf of a person who may have provided information that led to the detecting of false claims and the recovery of restitution and a civil penalty damages assessment to reward the person in an amount commensurate with the quality of information determined by the court to have been provided, in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter.
(c)(1) If the Attorney General elects not to petition the court on behalf of the person, the person may petition the court on his or her own behalf.
(2) Neither the state nor any defendant within the action shall be liable for expenses that a person incurs in bringing an action under this section.
(d) An employee or a fiscal agent charged with the duty of referring or investigating cases of Medicaid fraud who is employed by or who contracts with any governmental entity shall not be eligible to receive a reward under this section.
(e) The Attorney General may agree to a payment of up to ten percent (10%) of the civil penalty as a reward in any settlement agreement under this section.
(f) A portion of restitution shall not be used as a reward.
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