RS 440.4 - Legislative findings; purpose
A. The legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(1) Cost containment in the medical assistance program operated pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act, referred to hereafter in this Subpart as "Medicaid", is an urgent priority of this state.
(2) It is the policy of this state to combat and prevent fraud and abuse committed by any healthcare provider participating in the Medicaid program and by any other persons including Medicaid enrollees, and to negate the adverse effects of Medicaid fraud and abuse on the fiscal integrity and public health of this state.
B. The purpose of this Subpart is to create an interagency task force to coordinate existing Medicaid fraud detection and prevention efforts and to recommend means for enhancing the efficacy of those efforts.
Acts 2017, No. 420, §1.
NOTE: See R.S. 46:440.8 regarding termination of Subpart on Aug. 1, 2019.