Medicaid Program Integrity

Program Integrity is a reasonable and consistent system of oversight of the Medicaid program which effectively encourages compliance; maintains accountability; protects public funds; supports awareness and responsibility; ensure providers meet participation requirements; services are medically necessary, and payments are for the correct amount and for covered services. The end goal is to reduce and eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicaid Program.

Common functions of Program Integrity include prevention; investigation; education; audit; recovery of improper payments, cooperation with Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU).

Fraud & Abuse

Fraud (per CFR 433.304 and 455.2) - An intentional deception or misrepresentation made by a person with the knowledge that the deception could result in some unauthorized benefit to himself or some other persons. It includes any act that constitutes fraud under applicable Federal or State law.

Abuse (per CFR 433.304 and 455.2) - Provider practices that are inconsistent with sound fiscal, business, or medical, and result in an unnecessary cost to the Medicaid program, or in reimbursement for services that are not medically necessary or that fail to meet professionally recognized standards for health care. It also includes recipient practices that result in unnecessary costs to the Medicaid program.

False Claims Information

View False Claims Information Website.

Reporting Medicaid Provider Fraud

If you wish to report potential fraud by a provider, call the Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Division of the Attorney General's office at 866-551-6328 or 785-368-6220.

Terminated Provider List 

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment Division of Health Care Finance maintains a list of providers whose Medicaid provider agreement has been terminated. Providers listed are not allowed to receive reimbursement for Medicaid services in any capacity. Refer to KAR 30-5-60 for the reasons a provider's participation may be terminated. This list is not updated on a schedule, but it is updated as needed. This is the most current and up-to-date version.

• Termination List (PDF)
• Termination List (XLSX)

For inquires specific to the termination list email the Health Care Finance Program.

Visit the LEIE and SAM for a complete listing of those individuals excluded from receiving reimbursement for Medicaid services. If an individual is on the LEIE or SAM they are not allowed to receive reimbursement for Medicaid services in any capacity even if they are not on this terminated provider list maintained by DHCF.

Resources

Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs) applicable to Program Integrity (not an all-inclusive list):

• 42 CFR 438 - Managed Care
• 42 CFR 455 - Program Integrity: Medicaid
• 42 CFR 456 - Utilization Control
• 42 CFR 1001 - Program Integrity - Medicare and State Health Care Programs
• 42 CFR 1002 - Program Integrity - State Initiated exclusions from Medicaid
• 42 CFR 1007 - State Medicaid Fraud Control Units