Sec. 6. (a) If the state Medicaid
fraud control unit determines that an action based on the state Medicaid fraud control unit’s investigations under the unit’s authority under
IC 4-6-10-1.5 is meritorious, the unit shall certify the facts drawn from the investigation to the prosecuting
attorney of the judicial circuit in which the crime may have been committed.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-15-23-6
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
(c) A prosecuting attorney to whom facts are certified under subsection (a) may refer the matter to the attorney general.
(d) If a matter has been referred to the attorney general under subsection (c), the attorney general may:
(1) file an information in a court with jurisdiction over the matter in the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed; and
(2) prosecute the alleged offense.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-15.9(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.10-1994, SEC.5; P.L.73-2003, SEC.3; P.L.149-2006, SEC.1.
