New Jersey Statutes 30:4D-62. “Medicaid Fraud Control Fund”; use
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4D-62
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Department: means the Department of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- 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.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. Beginning with the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2007, the State Treasurer shall deposit 25% of the State share of monies recovered pursuant to subsection d. of section 5 of this act into the fund, to be used solely for the purposes of subsection c. of this section. Monies credited to the fund may be invested in the same manner as assets of the General Fund, and any investment earnings on the fund shall accrue to the fund and shall be available subject to the same terms and conditions as other monies in the fund.
c. In addition to the annual appropriation provided pursuant to section 13 of this act, the monies deposited into the “Medicaid Fraud Control Fund” shall be utilized by the Medicaid Inspector General and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for the exclusive purpose of investigating and prosecuting Medicaid fraud claims.
L.2007,c.58,s.10.