2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE
Chapter 13 - Medical Assistance for the Aged; Medicaid.
43-13-225 - Civil liability and penalty of health care provider.
§ 43-13-225. Civil liability and penalty of health care provider.
(1) A health care provider or vendor committing any act or omission in violation of this article shall be directly liable to the state and shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty equal to the full amount received, plus an additional civil penalty equal to triple the full amount received.
(2) A criminal action need not be brought against a person for that person to be civilly liable under this article.
Sources: Laws, 1984, ch. 503, § 13, eff from and after passage (approved May 15, 1984).
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