Federal False Claims Act Civil Penalties Increase

This Compliance Alert notifies Medicaid providers of an increase in the federal False Claims Act (FCA) Civil Penalties limits. On June 30, 2016, the Justice Department published an Interim Final Rule that adjusts for inflation civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by components of the Department. Effective August 1, 2016, the FCA civil penalty increases to a range of $10,781 to $21,563 per claim. Also on August 1, 2016, the Administrative Remedies civil penalty will change to $10,781 per claim.

Source: https://www.omig.ny.gov/images/stories/compliance_alerts/20160722_compliance_alert_2016-01.pdf