(a) The court is authorized to pay a person sums, not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the aggregate penalty recovered, as it may deem just, for information the person may have provided which led to the detecting and bringing to trial and punishment persons guilty of violating the Medicaid fraud laws.
(b) Upon disposition of any civil action relating to violations of this subchapter in which a 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 and bringing to trial and punishment persons guilty of Medicaid fraud 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.
Section: Previous 20-77-902 20-77-903 20-77-904 20-77-905 20-77-906 20-77-907 20-77-908 20-77-909 20-77-910 20-77-911Last modified: November 15, 2016