Published: September 22, 2009 03:02 pm      

Nurse sentenced to federal prison for Medicaid fraud

AMARILLO — Carol Lynn Glover, a registered nurse who worked for a home health agency, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson, to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $135,000 in restitution to that home health agency, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. In May 2009, Glover pleaded guilty to one count of theft in connection with health care. Judge Robinson ordered that Glover surrender to the Bureau of Prisons by October 13, 2009. According to documents filed in the case, Glover, worked for Nurses By Prescription, Inc. (NBP), a skilled nursing service located in Amarillo, Texas. Glover admitted that from April 2005 through December 2006, she submitted false time sheets to her employer indicating that she had provided care for a particular patient, when she well knew that such care was not provided. In addition to falsifying dates and times of service, Glover forged the signature of the patient’s guardian on documents, certifying that care had been performed when it had not. Glover caused NBP to submit claims to Medicaid for services that were never performed. Medicaid ultimately paid $134,980.88 for skilled nursing services that were never performed. NBP has since reimbursed Medicaid for the services not rendered, but NBP paid Glover nearly $100,000 in wages for services that were never rendered, representing the funds stolen by Glover. U.S. Attorney Jacks praised the excellent investigative work of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Office - Medicaid Fraud Unit. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Amy R. Burch of the Lubbock, Texas, U.S. Attorney’s Office and Christy L. Drake of the Amarillo, Texas, U.S. Attorney’s Office.