Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 2-506
Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH - GENERAL 2-506
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) The Office’s activities during the immediately preceding fiscal year, including:
(i) Investigations of fraud, waste, and abuse of departmental funds undertaken by the Office, including specific findings and recommendations related to the investigations;
(ii) A summary of matters referred to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit by the Office;
(iii) Recoveries by the Office of mistaken claims paid or payments obtained in error or fraudulent claims paid to or obtained by a provider;
(iv) Recoveries by the Office of the cost of benefits mistakenly paid or obtained in error, or fraudulently paid to or obtained by a recipient; and
(v) A summary of matters referred to prosecutive authorities and the resulting prosecutions and convictions; and
(2) Any regulatory or statutory changes necessary to ensure compliance with applicable federal and State laws.