Attorneys and staff at the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) conduct patient abuse and neglect investigations and Medicaid provider fraud investigations across the State of Wisconsin.
Working cooperatively with district attorneys, county sheriffs, and other law enforcement agencies across the State, DOJ attorneys investigate and prosecute criminal violations of:
- abuse and neglect of residents in board and care facilities such as nursing homes, community based residential facilities, and adult family homes;
- abuse, neglect, and financial misappropriation from patients or residents residing in Medicaid funded facilities Wis. Stat. §§ 940.285Wis. Stat. §§ 940.295;
- Medicaid provider fraudWis. Stat. § 946.91; and
- violations of criminal laws affecting the Medicaid program, including laws relating to fraud and the health, safety, and welfare of Medicaid recipients.