Medicaid fraud control unit - to investigate and prosecute medicaid provider fraud as well as patient abuse or neglect in health facilities and board and care facilities and of medicaid…

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded the Alabama Attorney General's Office $3.450610 million on October 1, 2025, under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units program (CFDA 93.775).

The award funds investigation and prosecution of Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse or neglect in health facilities, board and care facilities, and non-institutional settings involving Medicaid beneficiaries throughout Alabama. The recipient, a child entity within Alabama state government located in Montgomery, deploys these resources to criminal investigations, legal prosecutions, and fraud prevention efforts designed to protect vulnerable Medicaid populations and safeguard state and federal Medicaid resources.

The period of performance runs October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Funds are distributed quarterly on a fiscal year basis. The recipient must submit an annual re-certification application 60 days prior to the end of each certification period and retain all records for three years in accordance with 2 CFR 200.334. The Office of Inspector General performs periodic onsite reviews and conducts annual re-certification reviews of the unit's compliance with Social Security Act section 1903(q) and related regulatory requirements.

Medicaid fraud control unit - to investigate and prosecute medicaid provider fraud as well as patient abuse or neglect in health facilities and board and care facilities and of medicaid beneficiaries in non-institutional or other settings.