HB0375 - Tennessee: Tenncare

Companion Bill SB0521. TennCare - Revises provisions of the Tennessee Medicaid false claims act; sets maximum statute of limitations for civil actions there under at 10 years. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB0375 / SB0521State Revenues - Net Impact - Not Significant State Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0375 / SB0521 Under present law, a person is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 and not more than $25,000, plus three times the amount of damages that the state sustains because of the act of that person, if the person: (1) Presents, or causes to be presented, to the state a claim for payment under TennCare knowing such claim is false or fraudulent; (2) Makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a record or statement to get a false or fraudulent [...]

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