Relating to: restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE)

This bill allows private individuals to file lawsuits against people who knowingly submit false claims for medical assistance, such as Medicaid. It establishes penalties requiring violators to pay three times the amount of damages caused to the state, plus additional fines. The law gives private citizens the right to bring these claims in the name of the state, while the attorney general decides whether to join the lawsuit or let the private individual proceed. If the attorney general chooses to intervene, they take primary responsibility for handling the case, though the private individual can remain a party to the action.