Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 68.081 (2025)

Florida False Claims Act; short title.

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68.081 Florida False Claims Act; short title.Sections 68.081-68.092 may be cited as the “Florida False Claims Act.”
History.s. 1, ch. 94-316; s. 1, ch. 2007-236; s. 1, ch. 2013-104.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: United States ex rel. Florida Soc'y of Anesthesiologists v. Choudhry, 262 F. Supp. 3d 1299 (M.D. Fla. 2017).
United States ex rel. Florida Soc'y of Anesthesiologists v. Choudhry, 262 F. Supp. 3d 1299 (M.D. Fla. 2017). · cites it 4× “§ 3729 (a)(1), and the Florida Medicaid False Claims Act, Fla. Stat. §§ 68.081 ,- et seq., by seeking reimbursement for anesthesia services that were tainted by a kickback scheme.”
Angela Ruckh v. Salus Rehab., LLC, 963 F.3d 1089 (11th Cir. 2020). “(the “FCA”), and the Florida False Claims Act, Fla. Stat. §§ 68.081 et seq. (the “Florida FCA”), against two skilled nursing home facilities, two related entities that provided management services at those and 51 other facilities in the state, and an affiliated company that…”
United States Ex Rel. Heater v. Holy Cross Hosp., Inc., 510 F. Supp. 2d 1027 (S.D. Fla. 2007). · cites it 2× “The relevant portions of the FCA are Fla. Stat. §§ 68.081-60.091 . 6 . When the Government is billed for services rendered by a nurse or nurse practitioner which are not incident to the services of a physician, the provider is reimbursed at 85-percent of the rate otherwise paid.”
United States v. Gold Star Med. Servs., 180 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir. 1999). “It also includes a claim by the State of Florida for a violation of the Florida False Claims Act, Fla. Stat. §§ 68.081 to 68.092, and state law claims for unjust enrichment, payment by mistake of fact, and breach of contract.”
Zoltan Barati v. State of Florida, Motorola, Inc., 198 So. 3d 69 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016). “, pursuant to the Florida False Claims Act, section 68.081' et seq., Florida Statutes The Florida False Claims Act authorizes a private person or the State to initiate a civil action against a person or company who knowingly presents a false claim to the State for payment.”
State of Florida v. Zoltan Barati & Motorola, Inc., 150 So. 3d 810 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014). · cites it 2× “, pursuant to the Florida False Claims Act, section 68.081 et seq., Florida Statutes.”
United States v. Space Coast Med. Assocs., L.L.P., 94 F. Supp. 3d 1250 (M.D. Fla. 2015). “§§ 68.081-68.092, Fla. Stat. . "[T]he Florida False Claims Act mirrors the federal False Claims Act and is subject to the same pleading standard .”
DHL Express (USA), Inc. v. State ex rel. Grupp, 60 So. 3d 426 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011). · cites it 4× “” § 68.081(2), Fla. Stat.; see also § 68.082(2), Fla.”
United States Ex Rel. Foster v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 587 F. Supp. 2d 805 (E.D. Tex. 2008). “; the Florida False Claims Act, Fla. Stat. §§ 68.081 et seq.; and the Massachusetts False Claims Law, Mass.”
United States Ex Rel. Long v. SCS Bus. & Technical Inst., Inc., 173 F.3d 870 (D.C. Cir. 1999). “( West 1998 ); Fla. Stat Ann. § 68.081-092 ( West 1998 ).”
United States Ex Rel. Rost v. Pfizer Inc., 446 F. Supp. 2d 6 (D. Mass. 2006). “; Florida False Claims Act, Fla. Stat. §§ 68.081 et seq.; Hawaii False Claims Act, Haw.”
Gene Klusmeier v. Bell Constructors, Inc., 469 F. App'x 718 (11th Cir. 2012). “(2006), and the Florida False Claim Act (“FFCA”), Fla. Stat. § 68.081 ,. et seq. (2003). 1 We summarize the allegations as contained in Relators’ Second Amended Complaint (“Complaint”).”
— 68.081(2) — 1 case
DHL Express (USA), Inc. v. State ex rel. Grupp, 60 So. 3d 426 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011). “” § 68.081(2), Fla. Stat.; see also § 68.082(2), Fla.”
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