74.67.010 – Medicaid fraud control unit—Establishment—Authority and criminal jurisdiction—Duties.
RCW 74.67.010 Medicaid fraud control unit—Establishment—Authority and criminal jurisdiction—Duties. (1) The attorney general shall establish and maintain within his or her office the medicaid fraud control unit. (2) The attorney general shall employ and train personnel to achieve the purposes of this chapter, including attorneys, investigators, auditors, clerical support personnel, and other personnel as the […]
74.70.010 – Finding—Purpose.
RCW 74.70.010 Finding—Purpose. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) The legislature finds that the payments to private emergency ambulance service providers for transports for medicaid recipients have not been increased since 2004, resulting in a loss for carriers who provide this service. This has resulted in the shifting of cost of medicaid transports to […]
74.66.070 – Qui tam action—Award—Proceeds of action or settlement of claim.
RCW 74.66.070 Qui tam action—Award—Proceeds of action or settlement of claim. (1)(a) Subject to (b) of this subsection, if the attorney general proceeds with a qui tam action, the relator must receive at least fifteen percent but not more than twenty-five percent of the proceeds of the action or settlement of the claim, depending upon […]
74.66.080 – Qui tam action—Restrictions—Dismissal.
RCW 74.66.080 Qui tam action—Restrictions—Dismissal. (1) In no event may a person bring a qui tam action which is based upon allegations or transactions which are the subject of a civil suit or an administrative civil money penalty proceeding in which the state is already a party. (2)(a) The court must dismiss an action or […]
74.66.090 – Whistleblower relief.
RCW 74.66.090 Whistleblower relief. (1) Any employee, contractor, or agent is entitled to all relief necessary to make that employee, contractor, or agent whole, if that employee, contractor, or agent , is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful acts […]
74.66.100 – Procedure for civil actions.
RCW 74.66.100 Procedure for civil actions. (1) A subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness at a trial or hearing conducted under RCW 74.66.040 or 74.66.050 may be served at any place in the state of Washington. (2) A civil action under RCW 74.66.040 or 74.66.050 may be brought at any time, without limitation after […]
74.66.110 – Jurisdiction—Seal on action.
RCW 74.66.110 Jurisdiction—Seal on action. (1) Any action under RCW 74.66.040 or 74.66.050 may be brought in the superior court in any county in which the defendant or, in the case of multiple defendants, any one defendant can be found, resides, transacts business, or in which any act proscribed by RCW 74.66.020 occurred. The appropriate […]
74.66.020 – Civil penalty—False or fraudulent claims.
RCW 74.66.020 Civil penalty—False or fraudulent claims. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (4) of this section, a person is liable to the government entity for a civil penalty of not less than the greater of ten thousand nine hundred fifty-seven dollars or the minimum inflation adjusted penalty amount imposed as provided by 31 U.S.C. […]
74.66.030 – Public records exemption.
RCW 74.66.030 Public records exemption. Any information furnished pursuant to this chapter is exempt from disclosure under the public records act, chapter 42.56 RCW, until final disposition and all court-ordered seals are lifted. [ 2012 c 241 § 203.] NOTES: Intent—Finding—2012 c 241: See note following RCW 74.66.010.
74.66.040 – Attorney general—Investigation—Civil action.
RCW 74.66.040 Attorney general—Investigation—Civil action. The attorney general must diligently investigate a violation under RCW 74.66.020. If the attorney general finds that a person has violated or is violating RCW 74.66.020, the attorney general may bring a civil action under this section against the person. [ 2012 c 241 § 204.] NOTES: Intent—Finding—2012 c 241: […]