Mental Health Facility Settles Billing Practices Case with the State
The A.I.M. Center, Inc. (AIM), which operates a community mental health facility located in Chattanooga, Tenn., has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and the Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act (TNMFCA). This settlement resolves an investigation into AIM's billing practices which began with the filing of an action by a former member of the facility on behalf of the United States and the State of Tennessee under the qui tam, also known as whistle-blower, provisions of both the FCA and the TNMFCA. The United States and the State of Tennessee subsequently filed a joint intervention complaint.
Action Details
- Date:February 18, 2014
- Agency:Tennessee Attorney General
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Enforcement Types:
- State Enforcement Agencies