The purpose of the Medicaid False Claims Act is to deter persons from causing or assisting to cause the state to pay medicaid claims that are false and to provide remedies for obtaining treble damages and civil recoveries for the state when money is obtained from the state by reason of a false claim.
§ 27-14-2 NMSA 1978
Purpose
Known as the Medicaid False Claims Act
The act spans §§ 27-14-1 to 27-14-9 (15 sections).
Laws 2004, ch. 49, § 2.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.