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 Attorney General of Ohio $41.384 million on October 1, 2025, under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units formula grant program (CFDA 93.775) to investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse or neglect in health facilities, board and care facilities, and non-institutional settings serving Medicaid beneficiaries.

The award funds operation of Ohio's State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit through September 30, 2026, with performance across Ohio. The Attorney General of Ohio, headquartered in Columbus, serves as the recipient and administers the unit as a single identifiable state government entity. Under the program structure, funds are distributed quarterly beginning October 1, with annual re-certification required 60 days before each certification period ends. The Office of Inspector General performs periodic onsite reviews and annual re-certification of the unit's compliance with Social Security Act requirements and 42 CFR 1007 standards governing 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.