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 Florida Department of Legal Affairs, Office of the Attorney General, $48,491,400 on October 1, 2025, under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units program (CFDA 93.775) to investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and to investigate and prosecute patient abuse or neglect in health facilities, board and care facilities, and non-institutional or other settings where Medicaid beneficiaries reside or receive services.

The Office of the Attorney General, operating as Florida's designated Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, maintains comprehensive law enforcement operations including criminal investigations, legal prosecutions, and victim services to safeguard the state's Medicaid program. The award supports work performed in Florida and carries a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Award funds are distributed quarterly on October 1, January 1, April 1, and July 1 based on an approved annual budget. The Office of the Attorney General operates as a child entity within the State of Florida's governmental structure and is subject to annual re-certification review by the Office of Inspector General, with all records retained for three years in accordance with 2 CFR 200.334.

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.