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Medicaid Fraud Tip Hotline...
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Medicaid Fraud
It's illegal to participate in a scheme to offer or receive kickbacks in connection with the furnishing of items or services which are billable to the Medicaid program.
It's illegal to over bill Medicaid for services provided.
It's illegal to receive more Medicaid benefits than you're entitled to.
These are violations of N.J.S.A. 30:4D-17.
Punishable by up to 3 years in prison and a $10,000 penalty.
They may also be violations of the Health Care Claims Fraud Act and other criminal statutes.
Health Care Claims Fraud
It's illegal to submit a false claim form to an insurance company in order to be paid for health care services which were not received or provided.
This is a violation of the New Jersey Health Care Claims Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.2 and 2C:21-4.3.
In addition, this person can be required to pay a fine of up to $150,000 or up to five times the amount of the claim.
A person who is not a doctor, chiropractor, etc., could be sentenced to 3 to 5 years in jail for filing just one false claim.
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