The Attorney General's Office believes that every patient in a nursing home, Medicaid facility, or personal care home deserves to be treated with dignity and respect and should be free from patient abuse, neglect or exploitation. Instances of abuse will be investigated, and when appropriate, prosecuted. Another important goal of the Attorney General's Office is to ensure the financial integrity of the Kentucky Medical Assistance Program through the investigation and prosecution of healthcare providers who fraudulently bill or abuse the Medicaid system.
OAG Investigators Speak on Abuse & Neglect Issues
Dan Gibbons, Investigative Supervisor, and Erik Butler, Registered Nurse Investigator, spoke at the Kentucky Coroner's Association conference in Louisville on April 24th. The presentations were intended to educate the coroners on the role of the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud & Abuse Control division as well as inform on the responsibilities of nursing homes and coroners in the event of accidental or suspicious death. The investigators have been invited to present at another coroners' conference in September.
Nikki Henderson, Abuse/Neglect Investigator, spoke at the University of Louisville Gerontology Fair on April 23rd. The topic of her presentation was "Increasing Community Awareness of Elder Abuse and Neglect."
Indicators of patient abuse
What is Medicaid provider fraud?
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Patient Abuse (1.7mb PDF)
Fraudulent Medicaid Billing (1.7mb PDF)