Banner Health Compliance Training

Applicable Legal Requirements - Deficit Reduction Act To provide consistent enforcement throughout the country, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) encourages each state to have its own False Claims Act that is comparable to the Federal False Claims Act. Many States have adopted similar State laws pertaining to penalties for false claims and statements, whistleblower protections, and administrative remedies for false claims . Under the DRA, States may keep an additional 10 percent of any recoveries obtained if they have a State law that: ● Establishes liability for the same type of false claims prohibited under the Federal False Claims Act ● Contains incentives that are at least equal to the Federal whistleblower incentives ● Provides for qui tam lawsuits to be filed under seal ● Provides for civil penalties at least as high as the Federal penalties

Banner has a policy addressing the applicable false claims laws for each state in which it operates.