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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="2-611" title_number="2" title_name="Maryland Department of Health" subtitle_number="6">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Beginning October 1, 2010, the Inspector General of the Department and the Director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Attorney General shall report annually to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the following information for the previous fiscal year:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The number of civil actions filed under this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The number of civil actions under this subtitle in which a judgment was entered, whether by settlement or adjudication; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The number of claims made by the State based on alleged violations of § 2–602(a) of this subtitle that are settled without the filing of a civil action under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Unless the action is under seal in accordance with § 2–604 of this subtitle, for each civil action reported under subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this section, the report shall state:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Whether the action was filed by the State or by a person on behalf of the State and, if filed by a person, whether the State intervened and proceeded with the action;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The name of the defendant and the following information about the defendant:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The number of employees and any other data relevant to the size of the defendant;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The amount of payments made to the defendant in the year prior to the filing of the action from State health plans and, to the extent known by the Inspector General and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, from other sources; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Whether the defendant is a minority–owned business enterprise as defined by § 14–301 of the State Finance and Procurement Article;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A description of the violation or alleged violation of § 2–602 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The amount sought in the action and, if applicable, the amount for which the defendant is liable under a settlement agreement or court order.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>For each claim reported under subsection (a)(3) of this section, the report shall state:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A description of the violation or alleged violation of § 2–602 of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The resolution of the claim;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The amount, if any, the person against whom the claim was made agreed to pay in settlement of the claim; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The amount, if any, collected by the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
