2008 Florida Code
TITLE IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 16 ATTORNEY GENERAL
16.59 Medicaid fraud control.
16.59 Medicaid fraud control.--There is created in the Department of Legal Affairs the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which may investigate all violations of s. 409.920 and any criminal violations discovered during the course of those investigations. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit may refer any criminal violation so uncovered to the appropriate prosecuting authority. Offices of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the offices of the Agency for Health Care Administration Medicaid program integrity program shall, to the extent possible, be collocated. The agency and the Department of Legal Affairs shall conduct joint training and other joint activities designed to increase communication and coordination in recovering overpayments.
History.--s. 2, ch. 94-251; s. 1, ch. 96-331; s. 1, ch. 2002-400.
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