New Jersey Governor signs Whistleblower Law
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine signed the new bill into law this week. New Jersey is among 20 states that have passed a state False Claims Act with qui tam whistleblower provisions similar to the Federal False Claims Act. The Whistleblower Law Blog reported in early January, the passing of the New Jersey False Claims Act, Bill S232, by the Senate.
Qui Tam whistleblower provisions also help fight Medicaid fraud, as Brian F. LaBovick, Esq. explains in his article on "How Qui Tam helps fight Medicaid fraud" that was published by Thomson West Health Care Fraud Litigation Reporter.
States that have “State False Claims” statutes include: New Jersey, Florida, Georgia, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and the District of Columbia. As mentioned in a previous post on the Whistleblower Law Blog last year, we included State False Claims Acts for our readers. Another resourceful consumer advocate website is Tax Payers Against Fraud.
A few states that have made proposals to enact a State False Claims Act, include: North Carolina, South Carolina, North Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.
