There is also significant legislative activity taking place at the state level regarding false claims acts. For example, Georgia, which had a Medicaid-only false claims act, just expanded their act to encompass all false claims. Washington, which had no false claims act, just passed a Medicaid-only false claims act that became effective in June 2012.
Below is a list of states and their corresponding false claims act statutes. States with an asterisk have false claims acts without qui tam provisions (meaning that only the government can enforce those statutes). This list is intended to be a general guide only, and it is important to carefully check each statute to determine whether it is applicable to your claim.
States with generally applicable false claims acts:
|
STATE |
STATUTE |
| California | Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 12650 – 56. |
| Delaware | Del. Code Ann. tit. 6, §§ 1201– 11. |
| District of Columbia | D.C. Code §§ 2-381.01 – 2-381.07 . |
| Florida | Fla. Stat. §§ 68.081 – 68.092 . |
| Hawaii | Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 661-21 – 661-29. |
| Illinois | 740 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 175/1 – 175/8 . |
| Indiana | Ind. Code §§ 5-11-5.5-1 – 55-11-5.5-18 . |
| Iowa | Iowa Code Ann. §§ 685.1 – 685.7. |
| Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, §§ 5(A) – 5(O). |
| Minnesota | Minn. Stat. §§ 15C.01 – 15C.16 . |
| Montana | Mont. Code Ann. §§ 17-8-401 – 17-8-413. |
| Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 357.010 – 357.250. |
| New Jersey | N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 2A:32C-1 – 32C-18. |
| New Mexico | N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 44-9-1 – 44-9-14. |
| New York | N.Y. State Fin. Law §§ 187 – 194. |
| North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-605 – 1-618. |
| Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 63, §§ 5053.1 – 5053.7. |
| Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 9-1.1-1 – 9-1.1-8. |
| Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 4-18-101 – 4-18-108. |
| Virginia | Va. Code Ann. §§ 8.01-216.1 – 216.19. |
| Kansas* | Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 75-7501 – 75-7511. |
| Oregon* | Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 180.750 – 180.785. |
| Nebraska* | Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 68-934 – 68-949. |
| Georgia | Ga. Code Ann. §§ 23-3-120 – 23-3-127. |
It is important to keep in mind that the term “generally applicable” does not necessarily mean that the act applies to all types of false claims. For example, Montana’s false claims act exempts claims for compensation insurance, claims pertaining to tax laws, or claims made to the department of natural resources and conservation. See Mont. Code Ann. § 17-8-403(4).
States with false claims acts limited to health care fraud:
|
STATE |
STATUTE |
| Arkansas* | Ark. Code Ann. §§ 20-77-901 – 20-77-911. |
| Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 25.5-4-304 – 25.5-4-306. |
| Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17b-301 – 17b-301p. |
| Louisiana | La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 46:437.1 – 46:440.3. |
| Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Health §§ 2-601 – 2-611. |
| Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 400.601 – 400.615. |
| Missouri* | Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 191.900 – 191.914. |
| New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 167:58 – 167:61-e. |
| Texas | Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. §§ 36.001 – 36.132. |
| Utah* | Utah Code Ann. §§ 26-20-1 – 26-20-15. |
| Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. § 20.931. |
| Washington* | Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §§ 48.80.010 – 48.80.900. |
