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§438.5. Civil monetary penalty
A. In a civil action instituted in the courts of this state pursuant to the provisions of
this Part, the secretary or the attorney general may seek a civil monetary penalty provided in
R.S. 46:438.6(C) from any of the following:
(1)A health care provider or other person sanctioned by order pursuant to an
administrative adjudication.
(2)A health care provider or other person determined by a court to have violated any
provision of this Part.
(3)A health care provider or other person who has violated a settlement agreement
entered into pursuant to this Part.
(4)A health care provider or other person who has been charged with a violation of
R.S. 14:70.1, R.S. 14:133, or R.S. 46:114.2.
(5)A health care provider or other person who has been found liable in a c
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§438.5. Civil monetary penalty
A. In a civil action instituted in the courts of this state pursuant to the provisions of
this Part, the secretary or the attorney general may seek a civil monetary penalty provided in
R.S. 46:438.6(C) from any of the following:
(1) A health care provider or other person sanctioned by order pursuant to an
administrative adjudication.
(2) A health care provider or other person determined by a court to have violated any
provision of this Part.
(3) A health care provider or other person who has violated a settlement agreement
entered into pursuant to this Part.
(4) A health care provider or other person who has been charged with a violation of
R.S. 14:70.1, R.S. 14:133, or R.S. 46:114.2.
(5) A health care provider or other person who has been found liable in a civil action
filed in federal court pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1347, et seq., 42 U.S.C. 1359nn(h)(6), or 42
U.S.C. 1320a-7(b).
(6) A health care provider or other person who has pled guilty to, pled nolo
contendere to, or has been convicted in federal court of criminal conduct arising out of
circumstances which would constitute a violation of this Part.
B.(1) If a health care provider is sanctioned by order pursuant to an administrative
adjudication and if judicial review of the order is sought, a civil suit may be filed for
imposition and recovery of the civil monetary penalty during the pendency of such judicial
review. The reviewing court may consolidate both actions and hear them concurrently.
(2) If judicial review of an order is sought, the secretary or the attorney general shall
file the action for recovery of the civil monetary penalty within one year of service on the
secretary of the petition seeking judicial review of the order.
(3) If no judicial review of an order is sought, the secretary or the attorney general
may file the action for recovery of the civil monetary penalty within one year of the date of
the order.
(4) Any action brought under the provisions of this Subsection shall be filed in the
Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.
C. In the instance of a state criminal action, the action for recovery of the civil
monetary penalty may be brought as part of the criminal action or shall be brought within one
year of the date of the criminal conviction or final plea.
D.(1) In the case of a civil judgment rendered in federal court, the action for recovery
of the civil monetary penalty may be brought once the judgment becomes enforceable and
no later than one year after written notification to the secretary of the enforceable judgment.
(2) In the case of a criminal conviction or plea in federal court, the action under this
Section may be brought once the conviction or plea is final and no later than one year after
written notification to the secretary of the rendering of the conviction or final plea.
(3) Any action brought under the provisions of this Subsection shall be filed in the
Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.
E. If an action is brought pursuant to this Part, the request for the imposition of a
civil monetary penalty shall only be considered if made part of the original or amended
petition.
F. Nothing in this Section shall limit the rights of a qui tam plaintiff who brings a qui
tam action in accordance with Subpart C of this Part.