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KCK personal care attendant charged with health care fraud
A Kansas City, Kan., woman working as a personal care attendant was indicted Wednesday on a federal charge that Medicaid paid more than $587,000 based on fraudulent bills she submitted, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced.
Doris Betts, 54, Kansas City, Kan., was charged with six counts of health care fraud. The indictment alleged the crimes occurred while Betts was claiming to provide personal services, residential support, day support, and sleep cycle support for seven different Medicaid consumers through four different billing agencies since January 2008.
Personal services include bathing, house cleaning, meal preparation, toileting, transferring and prompting patients to take medication.
The indictment alleges an analysis of Betts’ documentation of services showed:
• She claimed to be with two or more different clients at the same time.
• She claimed to provide services when clients actually were in the hospital.
• She claimed to provide services when she was at her own medical appointments.
• She claimed to provide services at different locations without any travel time between them.
The indictment alleges she documented more than 750 work days that exceeded 24 hours, the highest of which totaled 39.5 hours.
If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.
Health and Human Services and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s Medicaid Fraud Division investigated. Assistant Attorney General Stefani Hepford of the Kansas Attorney General’s Office and Assistant U.S. Attorney Tanya Treadway are prosecuting.
Kansas City, Kan., police reports
March 17
Battery, 10th and Central.
Theft, auto, 1600 block of Washington Boulevard, Chrysler Sebring, $5,000 value.
Theft, 00 block of South 13th, four wheels, $4,000 value.
March 16
Theft, 4300 block of Lloyd, Buick LeSabre, $8,000 value.
Theft, 3600 block of Oakland, Cadillac, $1,000 value.
Criminal damage, 4900 block of Kimball, Corvette Stingray, two Pontiac Grand Prix, $1,200 value.
March 13
Criminal use of financial card, theft, 10800 block of Parallel Parkway, currency, $465 value.
Criminal use of financial card, theft, 1200 block of North 7th, currency, $22 value.
March 11
Criminal use of financial card, 7300 block of Leavenworth Road, cash, $400 value.
March 9
Criminal use of financial card, 4900 block of Waverly, cash, $178 value.
March 8
Theft, 700 block of Central, currency, $6,000 value.
Feb. 28
Theft, 2400 block of North 67th, currency, $1,800 value.