Arkansas Code Title 20, Subtitle 5, Chapter 77, Subchapter 9 - Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act

• § 20-77-901 - Definitions.
  As used in this subchapter: (1) "Arkansas Medicaid Program" means the program authorized under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, which provides for...
• § 20-77-902 - Liability for Certain Acts.
  A person shall be liable to the State of Arkansas, through the Attorney General, for a civil penalty and restitution if he or she:...
• § 20-77-903 - Civil Penalties.
  (a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any act proscribed by § 20-77-902, and any person found to have committed...
• § 20-77-904 - Investigation by Attorney General.
  (a) If the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that a person has information or is in possession, custody, or control of any...
• § 20-77-905 - Order Compelling Testimony or Production of Evidence -- Immunity -- Contempt.
  (a) (1) (A) In any proceeding or investigation under this subchapter, if a person refuses to answer a question or produce evidence of any...
• § 20-77-906 - Evidence -- Disclosure.
  (a) If the Attorney General determines that disclosure to the respondent of the evidence relied on to establish reasonable cause is not in the...
• § 20-77-907 - Records.
  (a) (1) All persons under the Arkansas Medicaid Program are required to maintain at the person's principal place of Medicaid business all records at...
• § 20-77-908 - False Claims Jurisdiction -- Procedure.
  (a) Any action under this subchapter may be brought in the circuit court of the county where the defendant, or in the case of...
• § 20-77-909 - Injunctions Against Fraud.
  (a) (1) Whenever it appears that any person is engaged in or intends to engage in the transfer, conversion, or destruction of assets, records,...
• § 20-77-910 - Suspension of Violators.
  The Director of the Department of Human Services may suspend or revoke the provider agreement between the Department of Human Services and the person...
• § 20-77-911 - Persons Providing Information Regarding Medicaid Fraud -- Rewards.
  (a) The court is authorized to pay a person sums, not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the aggregate penalty recovered, as it may deem...

Last modified: November 15, 2016