Washington Code 74.09.215 – Medicaid fraud penalty account
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The medicaid fraud penalty account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from civil penalties collected under RCW 74.09.210, all receipts received under judgments or settlements that originated under a filing under the federal false claims act, all receipts from fines received pursuant to RCW 43.71C.090, and all receipts received under judgments or settlements that originated under the state medicaid fraud false claims act, chapter 74.66 RCW, must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation and must be used only for medicaid services, fraud detection and prevention activities, recovery of improper payments, for other medicaid fraud enforcement activities, and the prescription monitoring program established in chapter 70.225 RCW.
[ 2023 c 51 § 36; 2019 c 334 § 14. Prior: 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 1902; 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 997; 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 995; 2013 c 36 § 3; 2012 c 241 § 103.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2013 2nd sp.s. c 4: See note following RCW 2.68.020.
Findings—2013 c 36: See note following RCW 70.225.020.
Intent—Finding—2012 c 241: See note following RCW 74.66.010.
Terms Used In Washington Code 74.09.215
- 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
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.