Sola, Inc., a former operator of adult residential group homes in Gloucester, Virginia, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve civil fraud allegations related to Medicaid billing. The settlement addresses claims that Sola billed Virginia Medicaid for skilled and other nursing services that exceeded the actual hours worked by its nurses.
Authorities allege that Sola overbilled Medicaid by more than $641,000 for nursing services that could not have been performed. The amount of time billed to the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services reportedly surpassed the hours documented on nurses’ timesheets.
The case was handled through a joint effort between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Virginia Attorney General’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert McIntosh and Virginia Senior Assistant Attorney General Megan A. Winfield led the investigation.
According to officials, “The civil claims settled are allegations only; there has been no determination of civil liability.”
A copy of this press release is available on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
