Assistant Attorney General (Civil) - Medicaid Fraud

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Job Description

Title: Assistant Attorney General

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Time: Full-time

Position Summary:

The Oklahoma Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) is a state law enforcement division within the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, and its mission is to investigate and pursue enforcement actions against health care providers who have defrauded the Medicaid program or who have engaged in abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation of persons in the Medicaid system or residential health care facilities.  The MFCU has both civil and criminal enforcement powers. 

The successful candidate for this position will work as a member of an interdisciplinary team of investigative agents, auditors/analysts, and attorneys, seeking civil remedies such as financial restitution and penalties, divestment or forfeiture, and exclusions from the Medicaid system.  The successful candidate for this position should have sound legal judgment, strong research and analysis skills, and the ability to understand and communicate complex information and legal issues.  The Assistant Attorney General serving in this position will consult with investigators and analysts, review evidence, prepare and file civil actions in the appropriate court, conduct civil Discovery, draft and respond to motions and other court filings, attend hearings, negotiate settlements, and take matters to trial as needed.   Additionally, the position will involve representing the Office and Unit in civil investigation and enforcements conducted jointly with Federal counterparts at any of the three U.S.  Attorney Offices located in Oklahoma.  

The attorney accepting this position must maintain the integrity of the Attorney General’s Office, as well as the confidentiality of information as required by the Oklahoma Attorney General.  In-state travel, including some over-night travel, is expected.  Also, out of state training opportunities will be available.

Essential Functions:

• Working with a team of agents, analysts, and other attorneys, to recover Medicaid funds
• Monitoring ongoing national qui tam litigation involving the State of Oklahoma
• Reviewing investigation findings for possible civil liability and enforcement opportunities
• Drafting and issuing civil demand correspondence
• Drafting civil petitions or complaints, and filing in the appropriate courts
• Conducting civil Discovery
• Motion practice
• Oral and written advocacy
• Conducting hearings and trials (as needed)
• Networking with, and assisting, federal counterparts (as appropriate)
• Working as part of a larger network of MFCUs nationwide
• Presenting outreach materials to various groups and entities
• Presenting liability information to targets/Defendants and/or their counsel
• Working with other MFCU team members and the Unit as a whole to comply with the Twelve Performance Standards and other Federal authority used by Federal oversight officials to evaluate the MFCU operations

All applicants must agree in writing to complete, and satisfactorily pass, a background investigation.

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must be, or be eligible to become, licensed attorneys in good standing with the Oklahoma State Bar. Effective research, writing, and advocacy skills are required.  All applicants must be admitted or eligible for admission to practice in the United States District Courts for the Western, Eastern, and Northern Districts of Oklahoma. 

Stevens Amendment Statement:

The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receives 75% percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $4,527,129.64 for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2024. The remaining 25% percent, totaling $1,509,367.95 for FY 2024, is funded by the State of Oklahoma. The federal fiscal year 2024 is defined as October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. 

The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is an equal employment employer and does not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, sex/gender, color, age, national origin, genetic information, religion, or disability, so long as the disability does not render the person unable to perform the essential functions of the position for which employed with a reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodations are needed to apply for this position, please contact OAG Human Resources at (405) 521-3921 or HR@oag.ok.gov. All employees of the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General are “at will” employees.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.