Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2735

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Description: False or fraudulent Medicaid claims; clarify and authorize civil actions by the Attorney General and private citizens.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/16 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division A
2		01/31 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2006
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

Senate Committees:

• Public Health and Welfare
• Judiciary, Division A

Principal Author: Nunnelee

Code Sections: A 043-0013-0213, A 043-0013-0223

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION AND PENALTIES FOR FALSE OR FRAUDULENT MEDICAID CLAIMS IN CONFORMITY WITH FEDERAL LAW; TO CREATE SECTION 43-13-221.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PRIVATE CITIZENS TO RECOVER PAYMENTS INCORRECTLY MADE FOR FALSE OR FRAUDULENT MEDICAID CLAIMS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-223, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR ACTIONS BROUGHT UNDER THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/31/06 at 17:57.

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