Sola, Inc., a former operator of adult residential group homes in Gloucester, Virginia, has agreed to pay $2 million to the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia. The payment settles civil fraud allegations that Sola billed Virginia Medicaid for nursing services that exceeded the actual hours worked by its nurses.
Authorities from both the federal and state levels alleged that Sola overbilled Medicaid by $641,396.11. According to investigators, the company charged for more nursing service units than could have been performed based on nurses’ time sheets submitted to the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS).
The settlement was reached through a joint effort between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit within the Virginia Attorney General’s Office. The investigation was led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert McIntosh and Virginia Senior Assistant Attorney General Megan A. Winfield.
Officials emphasized that these are civil claims only and there has been no determination of civil liability.
