February 28, 2022
Las Vegas, NV – Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford
announced that Kimberly Rashone Broussard, 53, of Las Vegas, and Phenomenal
Angels, LLC (“Phenomenal Angels”), were sentenced today in a Medicaid fraud
case involving billing for services that were not provided to Medicaid
recipients.
Phenomenal
Angels was sentenced for a category D felony offense of Submitting False
Claims, Medicaid Fraud and Kimberly Rashone Broussard was sentenced for a Gross
Misdemeanor offense of Intentional Failure to Maintain Adequate Records by
District Court Judge Jasmin Lilly-Spells.
Judge Lilly-Spells sentenced Broussard to 364 days in jail, suspended,
and placed her on probation for one year. As part of the sentence, Phenomenal
Angels was also ordered to pay $223,248 in restitution. The fraud occurred
between January 2017 and June 2018.
“Healthcare
providers must remain cognizant that the privilege of receiving taxpayer funds
for providing services comes with the obligation to maintain accurate records
and submit truthful billings to Nevada Medicaid,” said AG Ford. “My office will hold health care companies
and their owners accountable for failing to abide by their obligations as
approved Nevada Medicaid providers.”
The investigation began after the MFCU received
a complaint from the Surveillance Utilization and Review (“SUR”) unit of
Medicaid against Phenomenal Angels, a Rehabilitative Mental Health (“RMH”)
Medicaid provider. The report alleged that billings submitted by Phenomenal
Angels to Medicaid between January 2017 and April 2018 exceeded the maximum
number of service hours in a 24-hour period. The investigation revealed that
Phenomenal Angels billed excessive service hours under the names of at least
two providers purportedly employed by Phenomenal Angels during the
above-referenced period. The investigation further revealed the providers were
not employed by Phenomenal Angels for significant part of the time and further
did not provide any services to many of the Medicaid recipients for whom
Phenomenal Angels billed Medicaid for services by the two providers. Further, Broussard
and Phenomenal Angels failed to maintain the required documentation supporting
such purported services
The MFCU investigates and prosecutes financial
fraud by those providing healthcare services or goods to Medicaid patients. The
MFCU also investigates and prosecutes instances of elder abuse or neglect. The
Nevada MFCU receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services under a grant award. The remaining 25% is funded by the State of
Nevada, MFCU. Persons convicted of Medicaid fraud may also be administratively
excluded from future Medicaid and Medicare participation. Anyone wishing to
report suspicions regarding any of these concerns may contact the MFCU at
702-486-3420 or 775-684-1100.
The case
was prosecuted by Steve Sidhu, Senior Deputy Attorney General.
The
criminal information for Broussard and Phenomenal Angels is
attached. To file a complaint with the Office of the Nevada Attorney General,
click here.
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