Legislative Session number- 86

Bill Name: HF0008

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