Attorney General Becerra Announces $1 Million Settlement Against Nursing Facility for Medi-Cal Fraud: Public Encouraged to Report Elder Abuse and Medi-Cal Fraud to BMFEA's Hotline (800) 722 0432 or www.oag.ca.gov
SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced a $1 million settlement against the owner and operator of Legacy Post-Acute Rehabilitation Center (Legacy), a skilled nursing facility in San Bernardino, for alleged violations of the California False Claims Act. The settlement resolves allegations that Legacy wrongfully billed Medi-Cal for patients needing a heightened level of skilled nursing care known as subacute care, specifically by failing to provide the minimum number of nursing hours for subacute care and assigning subacute patients to non-subacute beds.
Action Details
- Date:July 13, 2020
- Agency:California Attorney General
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Enforcement Types:
- State Enforcement Agencies