HB 1257 (2004) -  Medicaid Fraud

General Bill by Bilirakis
Medicaid Fraud: Makes it unlawful to sell or attempt or conspire to sell, or to purchase or attempt or conspire to purchase, Medicaid program prescription drugs; makes it unlawful to make false statements to obtain certain Medicaid program goods or services; provides criminal penalties; provides definitions; makes it unlawful to deal in property paid for under the Medicaid program; makes it unlawful to engage in activities to obtain or traffic in such property; requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to manage drug therapies for patients; requires mandatory enrollment of persons in a Medicaid prescribed-drug spending-control program; restricts unauthorized physicians from prescribing medications; provides exceptions; restricts health care vendors from knowingly filling such prescriptions; provides civil penalties; restricts the agency from reimbursing claims; expands the authority of the Office of Statewide Prosecution to investigate and prosecute additional offenses; expands the definition of the term "racketeering activity" to include additional offenses; expands the subject matter jurisdiction of the statewide grand jury to include additional offenses.
Effective Date: July 1, 2004
Last Event: Died in Committee on Health Care on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1811 Subject: Medicaid Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1064 Subject: Medicaid Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2876 Subject: Medicaid Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Subcommittee on Health Services 4/2/2004 9:02:56 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Subcommittee on Health Services 3/29/2004 5:55:00 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Committee on Health Care Time: 04/30/2004 - 11:40 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill now in Health Care Time: 04/02/2004 - 9:03 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee Time: 04/02/2004 - 9:03 AM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Services Version:
Event: H Bill Passed referred committee with amendment(s) Time: 04/02/2004 - 9:03 AM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Services Version:
Event: H Bill added to Subcommittee on Health Services agenda Time: 03/26/2004 - 3:49 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Services Version:
Event: H Now in Subcommittee on Health Services Time: 03/04/2004 - 10:38 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Services Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/04/2004 - 10:38 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/04/2004 - 10:38 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/04/2004 - 10:38 PM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/04/2004 - 10:38 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 03/04/2004 - 10:38 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Services Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2004 - 1:24 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 02/23/2004 - 4:06 PM Member: Bilirakis Committee: Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
16.56 HB 865, HB 1197, HB 1505, HB 1811, HB 1995
409.9071 HB 1811
409.912 HB 27, HB 645, HB 721, HB 887, HB 1065, HB 1349, HB 1811, HB 1823, HB 1843, HB 1905
409.913 HB 1811
409.9131 HB 1811
409.9201 HB 1811
812.0191 HB 1811
895.02 HB 141 CS, HB 865, HB 1065, HB 1811
905.34 HB 865, HB 1505, HB 1811