HF8
SECOND ENGROSSMENT

Minnesota False Claims Act established.

Sec. 1: False claims language and definitions provided.

Sec. 2: Liability to the state for a civil penalty provision provided.

Sec. 3: Exclusion provided.

Sec. 4: Attorney General responsibilities provided.

Sec. 5: Private remedies authorized and evidence disclosure methods provided.

Sec. 6: Attorney general intervention required having received a complaint and disclosure, and extended time motion authorized.

Sec. 7: Unsealed complaint and defendant response provision provided.

Sec. 8: Roles of the Attorney General and private parties provided.

Sec. 9: Stay of discovery and extension authorized.

Sec. 10: Court-imposed limitation upon participation of a private plaintiff in action authorized.

Sec. 11: Action limitations and remedies provided.

Sec. 12: Award of expenses and attorney fees authorized

Sec. 13: Recovery distribution regulation provided.

Sec. 14: Employer restrictions and liability provided.

ERS, 3/17/09