Wyo. Stat. § 42-4-303 (2026)

and civil penalties; exceptions.

     (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,
any person who commits any of the following acts in relation to
the Wyoming Medicaid program shall be liable to the state for
three (3) times the amount of damages which the state sustains
because of the act of that person. A person who commits any of
the following acts shall also be liable to the state for the
costs of a civil action brought to recover any penalties or
damages provided in this subsection, and shall be liable to the
state for a civil penalty of not less than one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)
for each violation:

          (i) Knowingly presents or causes to be presented a
false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval;

          (ii) Knowingly makes, uses or causes to be made or
used, a false record or statement material to a false or
fraudulent claim;

          (iii) Is a beneficiary of an inadvertent submission
of a false claim to any employee, officer or agent of the state
or a political subdivision of the state, or to any contractor,
grantee or other recipient of state funds or funds of any
political subdivision of the state, who subsequently discovers
the falsity of the claim and fails to disclose the false claim
and make satisfactory arrangements for repayment to the state or
affected political subdivision within ninety (90) days after
discovery of the false claim;

          (iv) Conspires to commit a violation of paragraph
(i), (ii) or (iii) of this subsection.

     (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the
court may assess not more than two (2) times the amount of
damages which the state sustains because of the act in violation
of subsection (a) of this section, and no civil penalty, if the
court finds all of the following:

          (i) The person committing the violation furnished
officials of the state who are responsible for investigating
false claims violations with all information known to that
person about the violation within forty-five (45) days after the
information is requested; and

          (ii) The person has substantially cooperated with any
investigation by the state.

     (c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this
section shall not apply to a recipient as defined by W.S.
42-1-101(a)(v). Any recipient who knowingly:

          (i) Presents or causes to be presented a false or
fraudulent claim shall be liable to the state for the amount of
damages which the state sustains because of the claim and shall
be liable for a civil penalty of not more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00);
          (ii) Violates paragraph (i) of this subsection a
second or subsequent time shall be liable to the state for three
(3) times the amount of damages which the state sustains because
of the claim and shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).