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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 15:14:55+00:00

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(g) Material.- “Material” means having a natural tendency to influence or be capable of influencing the payment or receipt of money or other property.
(i) Provider.- “Provider” has the meaning stated in § 2-501 of this title.
(m) State health program.- “State health program” means the Medical Assistance Program, the Cigarette Restitution Fund Program, the Mental Hygiene Administration, the Developmental Disabilities Administration, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, the Family Health Administration, the Infectious Disease and Environmental Health Administration, or any other unit of the Department that pays a provider for a service rendered or claimed to have been rendered to a recipient.
§ 2-602. False or fraudulent claims.
(d) Additional penalties.- The penalties provided in subsection (b) of this section are in addition to any criminal, civil, or administrative penalties provided under any other State or federal statute or regulation.
§ 2-604. Private cause of action.
(1) (i) A person may file a civil action on behalf of the person and the State in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State against a person who has acted or is acting in violation of§ 2-602(a) of this subtitle.
(3) (i) The person shall serve on the State a copy of the complaint and a written disclosure of substantially all material evidence and information that the person possesses, in accordance with the provisions of Title 2 of the Mary land Rules for serving process on the State.
§ 2-605. Private cause of action.- Award.
§ 2-606. Private cause of action. – Restrictions.
(a) Actions against certain State officials.- No court in this State shall have jurisdiction over an action filed under § 2-604 of this subtitle against any member of the Legislative Branch or the Judiciary of the State, any member of the Governor’s Executive Council, the Attorney General, the Comptroller, or the State Treasurer if the action is based on evidence or information known to the State when the action was filed.
(c) Actions based on allegations in a civil suit in which State is a party.- A person may not bring an action under § 2-604 of this subtitle that is based on allegations or transactions that are the subject of a civil suit or an administrative civil money penalty proceeding in which the State is already a party.
(e) State not liable for expenses.- The State is not liable for expenses that a person incurs in bringing an action under § 2-604 of this subtitle.
(f) Action by auditor, investigator, attorney, financial officer or contracting officer who is or was public employee.- A person who is or was employed by the State, a local government, or any other political subdivision of the State as an auditor, investigator, attorney, financial officer, or contracting officer may not bring an action under § 2-604 of this subtitle that is based on allegations or transactions that the person discovered or learned of while acting in the person’s capacity as an auditor, investigator, attorney, financial officer, or contracting officer for the State, local government, or other political subdivision of the State.
(c) Exception.- This section does not apply to an employee as defined in § 1-501 of the Health Occupations Article or a State employee.
(2) A State employee who is subject to retaliatory action in violation of subsection (a) of this section may file a complaint under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Health Personnel and Pensions Article.
§ 2-608. Notice of protections and obligations.
(b) Action for activity that occurred prior to October 1, 2010.- A civil action may be filed under this subtitle for activity that occurred prior to October 1, 2010, if the limitations period under subsection (a) of this section has not lapsed.
(d) Relation back of State pleading.- To the extent that the claim of the State arises out of the conduct, transactions, or occurrences set forth, or attempted to be set forth by a person, a State pleading relates back to the filing date of the complaint of the person who originally brought the action.
(e) Standard of proof- In an action filed under this subtitle, all essential elements of the cause of action, including damages, shall be proven by a preponderance of the evidence.
(f) Estoppel.- Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule of procedure or evidence in the Mary land Rules, a final judgment rendered in favor of the State in any criminal proceeding charging fraud or false statements, whether on a verdict after trial or on a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, shall stop the defendant from denying the essential elements of the offense in any action filed under this subtitle that involves the same act, transaction, or occurrence as in the criminal proceeding.
(a) Remedy.- Any remedy provided under this subtitle is in addition to any other appropriate legal or equitable relief provided under any other applicable State or federal statute or regulation.
(c) Deposit of civil penalty into General Fund.- The Comptroller shall deposit any civil penalty or damages collected under this subtitle in the General Fund of the State.
(d) Regulations.- The Department or the Inspector General of the Department may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
(iii) Whether the defendant is a minority-owned business enterprise as defined by § 14-301 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

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