KRS 205.8453: Responsibility for control of fraud and abuse.

It shall be the responsibility of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the

Department for Medicaid Services to control recipient and provider fraud and abuse by:

(1) Informing recipients and providers as to the proper utilization of medical servi ces

and methods of cost containment;

(2) Establishing appropriate checks and audits within the Medicaid Management

Information System to detect possible instances of fraud and abuse;

(3) Sharing information and reports with other departments within the Cab inet for

Health and Family Services, the Office of the Attorney General, and any other

agencies that are responsible for recipient or provider utilization review; and

(4) Instituting other measures necessary or useful in controlling fraud and abuse.