2005 House Bill 4577

Senate Roll Call 660: Passed

To authorize and establish procedures for awarding Medicaid fraud “whistleblowers” up to 30 percent of any money recovered from a violator. The bill includes streamlined court rules that limit the participation demands on the whistleblower, and prohibitions and penalties against employers who discriminate or retaliate against an employee who is a whistleblower.

37 Yeas / 0 Nays
Republican (21 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Democrat (16 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (1)