2006 Ohio Revised Code - [5111.10.1] 5111.101.Fraud, waste, and abuse prevention and detection.

[§ 5111.10.1] § 5111.101. Fraud, waste, and abuse prevention and detection.
 

(A)  As used in this section, "federal health care programs" has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(f). 

(B)  Each person and government entity that receives or makes medicaid payments in a calendar year that total five million dollars or more shall, as a condition of receiving such payments, do all of the following: 

(1) Provide each of the person or government entity's employees (including management employees), contractors, and agents, detailed, written information about the role of all of the following in preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse in federal health care programs: 

(a) Federal false claims law under 31 U.S.C. 3729 to 3733; 

(b) Federal administrative remedies for false claims and statements available under 31 U.S.C. 3801 to 3812; 

(c) Sections 124.341 [124.34.1], 2913.40, 2913.401 [2913.40.1], and 2921.13 of the Revised Code and any other state laws pertaining to civil or criminal penalties for false claims and statements; 

(d) Whistleblower protections under the laws specified in divisions (B)(1)(a) to (c) of this section. 

(2) Include in the written information provided under division (B)(1) of this section detailed information about the person or government entity's policies and procedures for preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse. 

(3) Include in the person or government entity's employee handbook a specific discussion of the laws specified in division (B)(1) of this section, the rights of employees to be protected as whistleblowers, and the person or government entity's policies and procedures for preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse. 
 

HISTORY: 151 v H 530, § 101.01, eff. 6-30-06.
 

The effective date is set by § 812.03 of 151 v H 530.