§ 40-8.2-9. Damages for overcharges.
When the cost of the services provided to the patient is being paid under the Rhode Island Medicaid program, any person who knowingly and willfully:
(1) Charges a patient, or anyone acting on behalf of a patient, money or other consideration at a rate in excess of the rates established by the state of Rhode Island; or
(2) Charges, solicits, accepts, or receives, in addition to any amount otherwise required to be paid under the Rhode Island Medicaid program, any gift, money, or donation as a precondition of the admission of a patient to a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate-care facility, or of the continued stay in a facility, shall be liable in a civil action to the patient or person acting on his or her behalf for an amount equal to three (3) times the amount of the charge.
History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 424, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 40-8.2 - Medical Assistance Fraud
Section 40-8.2-1. - Short title.
Section 40-8.2-2. - Definitions.
Section 40-8.2-3. - Prohibited acts.
Section 40-8.2-4. - Statute of limitations.
Section 40-8.2-5. - Civil remedy.
Section 40-8.2-7. - False statements made to gain certification.
Section 40-8.2-9. - Damages for overcharges.
Section 40-8.2-10. - Other civil remedies and criminal penalties.
Section 40-8.2-11. - Barring or suspending participation in program.
Section 40-8.2-12. - Injunctive relief and civil penalties.
Section 40-8.2-13. - Consent decrees.
Section 40-8.2-14. - Investigative demand.
Section 40-8.2-15. - Consistency with Confidentiality of Health Care Information Act.
Section 40-8.2-17. - Stays and review of revocation orders.
Section 40-8.2-18. - Filing and enforcement of administrative decision.
Section 40-8.2-19. - Certification as a provider — Revocation or suspension of certification.
Section 40-8.2-20. - Eligibility for certification.
Section 40-8.2-21. - Suspension of payments to a provider.
Section 40-8.2-22. - Interest on overcharges.
Section 40-8.2-23. - Use of Medicaid funds for anti-union purposes prohibited.