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 $7.323670 million to the Hawaii Attorney General Department of the Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units program (CFDA 93.775) on October 1, 2025.

The funding supports investigation and prosecution of Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse or neglect in health facilities, board and care facilities, and non-institutional settings where Medicaid beneficiaries receive care. The award covers a one-year period of performance from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Hawaii. Award funds are distributed quarterly on October 1, January 1, April 1, and July 1 based on the approved annual budget. The recipient must maintain all records for three years in accordance with 2 CFR 200.334 and is subject to periodic onsite reviews and annual re-certification by the Office of Inspector General to verify compliance with Social Security Act section 1903(q) and 42 CFR 1007 requirements governing unit location, function, and procedure.

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.