Kentucky Laboratory Settles Case Involving False Claims
On March 13, 2019, VerraLab JA, LLC (VerraLab), Louisville, Kentucky, entered into a $125,983.16 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that VerraLab submitted claims to Medicare for specimen validity testing (SVT), a non-covered service. SVT is a quality control process that evaluates a urine drug screen sample to determine if it is consistent with normal human urine and to ensure that the sample has not been substituted, adulterated, or diluted. Senior Counsels Geoffrey Hymans and David Traskey represented OIG with the assistance of Paralegal Specialist Jennifer Hilton.
Action Details
- Date:March 13, 2019
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Enforcement Types:
- CMP and Affirmative Exclusions
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