Act 72 of 1977 - THE MEDICAID FALSE CLAIM ACT (400.601 - 400.615)
- Section 400.601 - Short title.
- Section 400.602 - Definitions.
- Section 400.603 - Application for, or determining rights to, medicaid benefits; false statement or false representation of material facts; concealing or failing to disclose certain events; felony; pen
- Section 400.604 - Furnishing of goods or services; kickbacks or bribes; payments or rebates for referrals; felony; penalty.
- Section 400.605 - Conditions or operation of institution or facility; false statement or false representation of material fact to qualify for certification or recertification; felony; penalty.
- Section 400.606 - Obtaining payment or allowance of false claim; felony; penalty.
- Section 400.607 - Making or presenting false claims or false record or statement; violations as separate offenses; liability of health facility or agency; violation as felony; penalty.
- Section 400.608 - Prosecution; evidence; rebuttable presumptions.
- Section 400.609 - Persons convicted 3 or more times for offense and subsequently convicted of another offense; penalty.
- Section 400.610 - Investigation by attorney general or assistant attorney general; appointment and powers of investigators; ratification of appointments; written demand; noncompliance; action to enfor
- Section 400.610a - Civil action in name of state; initiation; complaint; intervention; pleadings; discovery; stay; alternative remedy; award; share of proceeds; court finding of frivolous claim; civil
- Section 400.610b - Recovery of costs by attorney general.
- Section 400.610c - Employment action against employee initiating, assisting in, or participating in court action; prohibition; violation; liability of employer.
- Section 400.611 - Filing and prosecution of action; jurisdiction; service of process.
- Section 400.612 - Civil penalty for receiving benefit by reason of fraud, making fraudulent statement, knowingly concealing material fact, or engaging in prohibited conduct; criminal action not requir
- Section 400.613 - Revocation of license of residential health care facility; petition for appointment of receiver; order; appointment, compensation, and powers and duties of receiver.
- Section 400.614 - Statute of limitations.
- Section 400.615 - Burden of proof; preponderance of evidence.