The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) is responsible for investigating and prosecuting medical provider fraud in the Nevada Medicaid Program; neglect or abuse of patients in Medicaid-funded medical facilities; and misappropriation of patient trust funds at medical facilities receiving Medicaid funding. The MFCU jurisdiction was extended by act of Congress in 1999 to allow investigation of fraud in all federally funded health care programs and to investigate resident abuse or neglect in non-Medicaid-funded care facilities. (42 U.S.C. 1396b(q)). In addition to criminal prosecutions, the MFCU may also seek civil monetary penalties as set forth in NRS 422.580. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 228 and 422.