(a) To enable another provider to determine the proper course of treatment in emergencies and in order to determine whether a provider is genuinely entitled to reimbursement and to protect the medicaid program against fraud and abuse, each provider of health care, service or supplies under the state medicaid program shall maintain, and keep for a period of three years, such records as are necessary to disclose fully the type and extent of health care, service or supplies provided to medicaid recipients. The department may identify the types of records necessary to be kept by promulgation of appropriate rules.
Attorney's Note
Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|
| misdemeanor | up to 1 year | $2,000 |
For details, see
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-663Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-40
- Department: means the department of human services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-1
- Director: means the director of human services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-1
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Provider: means any person or public or private institution, agency or business concern authorized by the department to provide health care, service or supplies to beneficiaries of medical assistance. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-1
- Recipient: means the person for whose use and benefit services are rendered or a grant of public assistance is made. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-1
