AGREEMENT PRESS RELEASE
Ambulance Company to Pay $9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Published by the United States Department of Justice | View article on www.justice.gov
Medical Transport LLC, a Virginia Beach-based provider of ambulance services, agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for ambulance transports, the Justice Department announced today.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
Medical Transport Agreed to Pay $86,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting False Claims for Non-Emergency Ambulance Services
Penalty Amount: $0
Filed under: CIA Reportable Events
After it disclosed conduct to OIG pursuant to its CIA, Medical Transport, LLC (MTL), Virginia, entered into a $86,856.35 settlement agreement with OIG. OIG alleged that MTL submitted claims for non-emergency ambulance services that did not meet the Medicare requirements relating to physician certification statements.