Louisiana § RS 46:437.2 - Legislative intent and purpose
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§ RS 46:437.2. Legislative intent and purpose
A. This Part is enacted to combat and prevent fraud and abuse committed by some health care providers participating in the medical assistance programs and by other persons and to negate the adverse effects such activities have on fiscal and programmatic integrity.
B. The legislature intends the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, the attorney general, and private citizens of Louisiana to be agents of this state with the ability, authority, and resources to pursue civil monetary penalties, liquidated damages, or other remedies to protect the fiscal and programmatic integrity of the medical assistance programs from health care providers and other persons who engage in fraud, misrepresentation, abuse, or other ill practices, as set forth in this Part, to obtain payments to which these health care providers or persons are not entitled.
Acts 1997, No. 1373, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 46:437.2 ("Legislative intent and purpose") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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