Kentucky Statutes 205.8453 – Responsibility for control of fraud and abuse
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It shall be the responsibility of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the
Department for Medicaid Services to control recipient and provider fraud and abuse by:
(1) Informing recipients and providers as to the proper utilization of medical services and methods of cost containment;
(2) Establishing appropriate checks and audits within the Medicaid Management
Information System to detect possible instances of fraud and abuse;
(3) Sharing information and reports with other departments within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Office of the Attorney General, and any other agencies that are responsible for recipient or provider utilization review; and
(4) Instituting other measures necessary or useful in controlling fraud and abuse.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 276, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 223, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 316, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994.
Department for Medicaid Services to control recipient and provider fraud and abuse by:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 205.8453
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 205.010
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
(1) Informing recipients and providers as to the proper utilization of medical services and methods of cost containment;
(2) Establishing appropriate checks and audits within the Medicaid Management
Information System to detect possible instances of fraud and abuse;
(3) Sharing information and reports with other departments within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Office of the Attorney General, and any other agencies that are responsible for recipient or provider utilization review; and
(4) Instituting other measures necessary or useful in controlling fraud and abuse.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 276, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 223, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 316, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994.