Bill Text: MI SB0669 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Human services; medical services; civil penalties under the Medicaid false claims act; require to match federal false claims act. Amends sec. 12 of 1977 PA 72 (MCL 400.612).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-11-28 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary [SB0669 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0669-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 669
November 28, 2017, Introduced by Senator BIEDA and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1977 PA 72, entitled
"The medicaid false claim act,"
by amending section 12 (MCL 400.612), as amended by 2008 PA 421.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 12. (1) A person who receives a benefit that the person
is not entitled to receive by reason of fraud or making a
fraudulent statement or knowingly concealing a material fact, or
who engages in any conduct prohibited by this statute, shall
forfeit and pay to the state the full amount received, and for each
claim
a civil penalty of not less than $5,000.00 or more than
$10,000.00
plus triple the amount of damages suffered by the state
as
a result of the conduct by the person.that is the same as the
penalty prescribed under 31 USC 3729 for a false claim against the
United States government.
(2) A criminal action need not be brought against the person
for that person to be civilly liable under this section.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
