Legal Opinion

Dr. Behzad Nazari, D.D.S. v. State

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 2018No. 16-0549PublishedCited by 58 opinions

Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Green, Justice Guzman, and Justice Devine joined.

1Opinion of the Court

In this enforcement action under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act (the Act), the State of Texas alleges that several dentists and their professional associations and employees (collectively, the Providers) fraudulently obtained Medicaid payments for providing dental and orthodontic treatments to children. In response, the Providers assert counterclaims and third-party claims alleging that the state and its contractor mismanaged the payment-approval process and misled the Providers regarding the requirements that the Texas Medicaid Program (the Program) imposes. The state filed a plea…

2Cases cited44 opinions

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3Cited by58 opinions

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