New Hampshire Statutes
§ 167:59 — Duties of the Commissioner
New Hampshire·Title XII PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE·Ch. 167 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO BLIND, AGED, OR DISABLED PERSONS, AND TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN·Subdivision Medicaid Fraud and False Claims
The commissioner shall:
I.Provide medical assistance to all individuals who are eligible for the medicaid program, pursuant to RSA 161 and RSA 167.
II.Cooperate with the attorney general in the investigation of all identified instances of possible fraud or abuse in the medicaid program.
III.Refer to the attorney general for prosecution all cases where there is substantial potential for fraud and abuse in the medicaid program.
IV.Suspend or terminate from participation in the medicaid program any provider who is convicted of fraud or abuse in the medicaid program or any provider who violates rules adopted by the commissioner relative to medicaid.
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Legislative History
1981, 189:2. 1987, 207:3. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
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