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Company: Alta Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre
Current Parent Company: Brius Health Care
Penalty: $2,800,000
Year: 2023
Date: June 21, 2023
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice, announced a $3.8 million settlement with a Riverside skilled nursing facility, Alta Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre (Alta Vista), and its management company, Rockport Healthcare Services (Rockport), to resolve allegations of Medi-Cal fraud. The defendants are accused of violating the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act, as well as the California False Claims Act, by paying illegal kickbacks to doctors to encourage them to refer Medicaid and Medi-Cal patients to Alta Vista. As part of this settlement, the United States will receive $2.8 million and California will receive $596,700, based on the proportion of losses to state and federal funds.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: nursing homes
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