OIG approves two states' whistleblower laws
Compliance Monitor, March 28, 2007
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The OIG announced it approved both Hawaii and Virginia's new whistleblower laws last week.
The Deficit Reduction Act provides a financial incentive for states to enact false claims acts that establish liability to the state for the submission of false or fraudulent claims to the state's Medicaid program.
If a state false claims act is determined to meet certain requirements, the state is entitled to an increase of 10% in its share of any amounts recovered under a state action brought under such a law.
Out of the remaining 48 states, only Tennesee, Illinois, and Massachusetts have received OIG approval for their whistleblower laws.
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