Cy-Fair Fire Department Agreed to Pay $94,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Services Provided by an Unlicensed Individual

After it self-disclosed conduct to OIG, Harris County Emergency Services District Number 9 d/b/a Cy-Fair Fire Department (Cy-Fair), Houston, Texas, entered into a $94,595.38 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that Cy-Fair submitted claims to Federal health care programs for services provided by an unlicensed Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic who provided paramedic services on ambulance transports dispatched by Cy-Fair.