1. A. A provider who has filed and accepted Medicaid payment and who also accepts payment in excess of billed charges or a duplicate payment for the same health care services may be referred for investigation and prosecution for possible violation of either federal or state laws and may be excluded from participation in the Medicaid Program.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 33:464 (March 2007), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 39:510 (March 2013), LR 40:84 (January 2014).