205.8453 Responsibility for control of fraud and abuse. It shall be the responsibility of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Department for Medicaid Services to control recipient and provider fraud and abuse by: (1) Informing recipients and providers as to the proper utilization of medical servi ces and methods of cost containment; (2) Establishing appropriate checks and audits within the Medicaid Management Information System to detect possible instances of fraud and abuse; (3) Sharing information and reports with other departments within the Cab inet for Health and Family Services, the Office of the Attorney General, and any other agencies that are responsible for recipient or provider utilization review; and (4) Instituting other measures necessary or useful in controlling fraud and abuse. Effect ive: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 276, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 223, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 316, sec. 2, effecti ve July 15, 1994.
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