Conn. Gen. Stat. » Title 53 — CRIMES · Chapter 949e — Health Insurance Fraud Act
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-440 (2025)

Short title: “Health Insurance Fraud Act”

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Sections 53-440 to 53-443, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the “Health Insurance Fraud Act”.

(P.A. 87-481, S. 1; P.A. 93-430, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 93-430 changed title of the act from “the Health Care False Claims Act” to “the Health Insurance Fraud Act”.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2022 · leading case: Rzayeva v. United States, 492 F. Supp. 2d 60 (D. Conn. 2007).
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Rzayeva v. United States, 492 F. Supp. 2d 60 (D. Conn. 2007). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs are also not aggrieved insurers who may bring an individual claim of health care fraud against a company pursuant to the Connecticut Health Insurance Fraud Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53-440 et seq. Because the Plaintiffs do not have standing to invoke a cause of action…”
Gianetti v. Siglinger, 900 A.2d 520 (Conn. 2006). · cites it 2× “respective of whether those cases involved issues similar to this matter”; (10) awarded attorney’s fees to the defendants; (11) awarded punitive damages to the defendants; (12) failed to find that the defendants’ submission to an insurance company of the plaintiffs statement,…”
Connecticut Gen. Life Ins. Co. v. Ogbebor, No. 3:21-cv-00954 (D. Conn. Sept. 6, 2022). · cites it 2× “; (V) for violating the Connecticut Health Insurance Fraud Act (“CHIFA”), Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53-440 et. seq.; and (VI) for civil theft, Conn.”
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