Indiana Healthcare Fraud/Medicare Fraud Enforcement

The federal government often accomplishes this task with the assistance of the Indiana Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). Both entities are, in turn, often assisted in their efforts by the bravery and actions of whistleblowers.

Modeled after the federal False Claims Act, the Indiana False Claims Act, and Indiana Medicaid False Claims Act, Indiana Code 5-11-5.7 et seq. as amended, permits private citizens to bring qui tam actions on behalf of the State of Indiana to recover treble damages and civil penalties. Indiana Code 5-11-5.5 et seq., as amended.

Nolan Auerbach & White represents whistleblowers in federal court only. We will bring cases on behalf of whistleblowers under the Indiana qui tam statute as part of an action under the federal False Claims Act. We do so under the Court’s pendent jurisdiction.

The liability provisions of the under the Indiana False Claims and Whistleblower Protection Act, Indiana Code 5-11-5.5 et seq., provide that it is unlawful for any person who:

(1) presents a false claim to the state for payment or approval;

(2) makes or uses a false record or statement to obtain payment or approval of a false claim from the state;

(3) with intent to defraud the state, delivers less money or property to the state than the amount recorded on the certificate or receipt the person receives from the state;

(4) with intent to defraud the state, authorizes issuance of a receipt without knowing that the information on the receipt is true;

(5) receives public property as a pledge of an obligation on a debt from an employee who is not lawfully authorized to sell or pledge the property;

(6) makes or uses a false record or statement to avoid an obligation to pay or transmit property to the state;

(7) conspires with another person to perform an act described in subdivisions (1) through (6); or

(8) causes or induces another person to perform an act described in subdivisions (1) through (6)…