Family Dentistry offices in Bridgeport, Hartford and Stamford entered the civil agreement to resolve alleged violations of the federal and state False Claims Act.
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HARTFORD, Conn — Two individuals and three Family Dentistry, or FD, businesses in Connecticut have entered into a civil settlement agreement, paying $1.7 million to resolve alleged violations of the federal and state False Claims Act.
According to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut and Attorney Gen. William Tong, Stanislaw Gintautas, DDS; Tatiana Agababaeva, DDS; and their businesses - FD Bridgeport; FD Hartford PLLC; and FD Stamford PC - entered into the agreement with the federal and state governments on Wednesday.
Gintautas and Agababaeva are both licensed to practice dentistry in Connecticut. Prosecutors say Gintautas and Agababaeva and the three dentistry businesses are enrolled as dental providers in the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program, or CTMAP, which includes the state’s Medicaid program.
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Prosecutors allege that the CTMAP provider agreements and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute were violated when FD Bridgeport, FD Hartford, FD Stamford and Gintautas submitted claims to the CTMAP related to dental services given to Connecticut Medicaid patients referred to the businesses by a third-party “patient recruiting” company.
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