Lab, Owner to Pay $850,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Urine Drug Testing
- January 31, 2025
Substance Abuse Treatment Labs, located in Greensboro, NC, and its owner, Paul Fribush, agreed to pay $850,000 to resolve allegations that they billed North Carolina Medicaid for medically unnecessary urine drug screening tests, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Nort Carolina Randall Galyon announced January 28.
According to a press release, the government alleged that between January 2018 and January 2022, Substance Abuse Treatment Labs and Fribush submitted false claims for the highest level of urine drug testing to Medicaid despite clear signs that the tests were not medically necessary.
The settlement resolves allegations only and no determination of liability has been made.