LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas behavioral health company was ordered to pay $110,000 in restitution in a Medicaid fraud case, according to the Nevada Attorney General’s Office.
Joy Behavioral Health and its owner, Edward Gamboa, were placed on two years probation after an investigation found the company billed Medicaid for services that were not provided to Medicaid recipients. The company was sentenced on a gross misdemeanor for intentional failure to maintain adequate records.
“The investigation revealed that Gamboa, through Joy, submitted fraudulent claims to Medicaid asserting that Rehabilitative Mental Health (RMH) services were provided to recipients when in fact they were not,” according to a Friday news release.
As part of a plea deal, Gamboa was previously sentenced to probation on a charge of acting without lawful authority. Gamboa is the sole owner of Joy Behavioral Health, which has an office at 3130 S. Rainbow Blvd.
Source: Nevada Medicaid fraud case ends in probation, $110,000 in restitution ordered / 8 News Now