La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § I-4105

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section I-4105 - Material

A. The secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals establishes the following definitions of material.

1. For the purpose of R.S. 46:438.8 as required under R.S. 46:438.8(D), in determining whether a pattern of incorrect submissions exists in regards to an alleged false or fraudulent claim the incorrect submissions must be 5 percent or more of the total claims submitted, or to be submitted, by the provider during the period covered in the civil action filed or to be filed. The total amount of claims for the purpose of this provision is the total number of claims submitted, or to be submitted, by the provider during the period of time and type or kind of claim which is the subject of the civil action under R.S. 46:438.8.

2. Statistically valid sampling techniques may be used by either party to prove or disprove whether the pattern was material.

B. This provision is enacted under the authority provided in R.S. 46:438.8(D).

La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § I-4105

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 25:1633 (September 1999), repromulgated LR 29:587 (April 2003), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 38: 2776 (November 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254, 46:437.4 and 46:437.1-46:440.3 (Medical Assistance Program Integrity Law).