Indiana § 5-11-5.7-2 Liability for presenting, making, or using false claims, false records or
statements, conspiracy

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-11-5.7-2 — Liability for presenting, making, or using false claims, false records or statements, conspiracy

Indiana § 5-11-5.7-2

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 11ACCOUNTING FOR PUBLIC FUNDS

Ch. 5.7Medicaid False Claims and Whistleblower Protection

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Ind. Code § 5-11-5.7-2 (2026).

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(a)A person who:

(1)knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval;

(2)knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or statement that is material to a false or fraudulent claim;

(3)has possession, custody, or control of property or money used, or to be used, by the state, and knowingly delivers, or causes to be delivered, less than all of the money or property;

(4)is authorized to make or deliver a document certifying receipt of property used, or to be used, by the state and, with intent to defraud the state, authorizes issuance of a receipt without knowing that the information on the receipt is true;

(5)knowingly buys or receives, as a pledge of an obligation or debt, public property from an employee who is n

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(a) A person who:
(1) knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or
fraudulent claim for payment or approval;
(2) knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a false
record or statement that is material to a false or fraudulent claim;
(3) has possession, custody, or control of property or money used,
or to be used, by the state, and knowingly delivers, or causes to be
delivered, less than all of the money or property;
(4) is authorized to make or deliver a document certifying receipt
of property used, or to be used, by the state and, with intent to
defraud the state, authorizes issuance of a receipt without
knowing that the information on the receipt is true;
(5) knowingly buys or receives, as a pledge of an obligation or
debt, public property from an employee who is not lawfully
authorized to sell or pledge the property;
(6) knowingly:
(A) makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or
statement concerning an obligation to pay or transmit money or
property to the state; or
(B) conceals or knowingly and improperly avoids or decreases
an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the state;
(7) conspires with another person to perform an act described in
subdivisions (1) through (6); or
(8) causes or induces another person to perform an act described
in subdivisions (1) through (6);
is, except as provided in subsection (b), liable to the state for a civil
penalty of at least five thousand five hundred dollars ($5,500) and not
more than eleven thousand dollars ($11,000), as adjusted by the federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note,
Public Law 101-410), and for up to three (3) times the amount of
damages sustained by the state. In addition, a person who violates this
section is liable to the state for the costs of a civil action brought to
recover a penalty or damages.
(b) If the factfinder determines that the person who violated this
section:
(1) furnished state officials with all information known to the
person about the violation not later than thirty (30) days after the
date on which the person obtained the information;
(2) fully cooperated with the investigation of the violation; and
(3) did not have knowledge of the existence of an investigation,
a criminal prosecution, a civil action, or an administrative action
concerning the violation at the time the person provided
information to state officials;
the person is liable for a penalty of not less than two (2) times the
amount of damages that the state sustained because of the violation. A
person who violates this section is also liable to the state for the costs
of a civil action brought to recover a penalty or damages.