2005 Minnesota Statutes - 256B.121 — Treble damages.

     256B.121 Treble damages. 


    Any vendor of medical care who willfully submits a cost 
 report, rate application or claim for reimbursement for medical 
 care which the vendor knows is a false representation and which 
 results in the payment of public funds for which the vendor is 
 ineligible shall, in addition to other provisions of Minnesota 
 law, be subject to an action by the state of Minnesota or any of 
 its subdivisions or agencies for civil damages.  The damages 
 awarded shall include three times the payments which result from 
 the false representation, together with costs and disbursements, 
 including reasonable attorneys' fees or their equivalent. 


    HIST: 1976 c 188 s 4