MFCUs

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Medicaid Fraud Control Unit state-level law enforcement unit

MFCUs are specialized state-level law enforcement units that investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse in healthcare facilities.

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Label	Occurrences
MFCUs canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Medicaid Fraud Control Unit ⓘ state-level law enforcement unit ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Medicaid agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ state Attorneys General ⓘ
establishedPurpose	address abuse and neglect of patients in healthcare facilities ⓘ combat Medicaid provider fraud ⓘ
existsIn	District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. territories that operate Medicaid Fraud Control Units ⓘ most U.S. states ⓘ
focusesOn	Medicaid program integrity ⓘ Medicaid providers ⓘ healthcare facilities ⓘ patient abuse and neglect ⓘ
fullName	Medicaid Fraud Control Units NERFINISHED ⓘ
fundedBy	federal government ⓘ state governments ⓘ
goal	protect Medicaid funds ⓘ protect health and safety of Medicaid beneficiaries ⓘ
jurisdiction	state level ⓘ
legalAuthorityFrom	federal law ⓘ state law ⓘ
mayInclude	auditors ⓘ investigators ⓘ nurse investigators ⓘ prosecutors ⓘ
operatesIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
overseenBy	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryMandate	investigate Medicaid provider fraud ⓘ investigate patient abuse in healthcare facilities ⓘ prosecute Medicaid provider fraud ⓘ prosecute patient abuse in healthcare facilities ⓘ
programArea	Medicaid NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo	HHS-OIG for federal oversight and funding ⓘ
scopeIncludes	board and care homes ⓘ intermediate care facilities ⓘ nursing facilities ⓘ other residential healthcare facilities ⓘ
sector	healthcare law enforcement ⓘ
targets	fraudulent billing schemes ⓘ kickback arrangements involving Medicaid providers ⓘ substandard care amounting to abuse or neglect ⓘ
uses	administrative remedies ⓘ civil enforcement ⓘ criminal enforcement ⓘ

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state Medicaid Fraud Control Units → hasAbbreviation → MFCUs ⓘ

subject surface form: State Medicaid Fraud Control Units