Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175H § 6

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 175H:6 - Liability for false claims; civil proceedings

A person who receives a health care benefit or payment from a health care corporation or health care insurer which such person knows that he or she is not entitled to receive or be paid, or a person who knowingly presents or causes to be presented with fraudulent intent a claim which contains a false statement, shall be liable to the health care corporation or health care insurer for the full amount of the benefit or payment made, and for reasonable attorneys fees and costs, inclusive of costs of investigation.

A health care corporation or health care insurer may bring a civil action under this chapter in the superior court department of the trial court.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175H, § 6