(a) (1) (i) A person may file a civil action on behalf of the person and the State in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State against a person who has acted or is acting in violation of § 2-602(a) of this subtitle. (ii) A civil action filed under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be brought in the name of the State. (2) A person filing an action under this section may seek: (i) The penalties provided under § 2-602(b) of this subtitle; and (ii) Subject to the guidelines set forth
Subdivision 1.Scope. For purposes of this chapter, the terms in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2.Claim. "Claim" includes a request or demand, whether under a contract or otherwise, for money or property and whether or not the state or a political subdivision has title to the money or property, that: (1) is presented to an officer, employee, or agent of the state or a political subdivision; or (2) is made to a contractor, grantee, or other recipient if the money or property is to
(1)Responsibility of attorney general. The attorney general shall diligently investigate a violation under section 25.5-4-305. If the attorney general finds that a person has violated or is violating section 25.5-4-305, the attorney general may bring a civil action under this section against the person. (2)Actions by private persons. (a) A relator may bring a civil action for a violation of section 25.5-4-305 on behalf of the relator and the state. The action shall be brought in the name of the state
1."Claim" means any request or demand, whether pursuant to a contract or otherwise, for money or property and whether the state has title to the money or property, which is presented to an officer, employee, agent, or other representative of the state or to a contractor, grantee, or other person if the money or property is to be spent or used on the state's behalf or to advance a state program or interest, and if the state provides any portion of the money or property which is requested or demanded
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than five thousand five hundred dollars and not more than eleven thousand dollars; except that these upper and lower limits on liability shall automatically increase to equal the civil penalty allowed under the federal "False Claims Act", 31 U.S.C. sec. 3729, et seq., if and as the penalties in such federal act may be adjusted for inflation as described in said act in
(a) A person may not: (1) Knowingly present or cause to be presented a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval; (2) Knowingly make, use, or cause to be made or used a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim; (3) Conspire to commit a violation under this subtitle; (4) Have possession, custody, or control of money or other property used by or on behalf of the State under a State health plan or a State health program and knowingly deliver or cause to be delivered