2015 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 60
BY SENATORS KOSTELKA AND THOMPSON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 14:70.1(A) and 70.1(A)(1) and (2),
3 and to enact R.S. 14:70.1(C), relative to the crime of Medicaid fraud; to provide
4 relative to the elements of Medicaid fraud; to provide relative to venue for Medicaid
5 fraud prosecutions; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. The introductory paragraph of R.S. 14:70.1(A) and 70.1(A)(1) and (2) are
8 hereby amended and reenacted, and R.S. 14:70.1(C) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง70.1. Medicaid fraud
10 A. The crime of Medicaid fraud is the act of any person, who, with intent to
11 defraud the state or any person or entity through any medical assistance program
12 created under the federal Social Security Act and administered by the Department
13 of Health and Hospitals or any other state agency, does any of the following:
14 (1) Presents for allowance or payment any false or fraudulent claim for
15 furnishing services or merchandise; or.
16 (2) Knowingly submits false information for the purpose of obtaining greater
17 compensation than that to which he is legally entitled for furnishing services or
18 merchandise; or.
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20 C. In addition to the venue established by Code of Criminal Procedure
21 Articles 611 and 614, venue shall also be appropriate in the Nineteenth Judicial
22 District Court, parish of East Baton Rouge.
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1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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