(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any act proscribed by § 20-77-902, and any person found to have committed any such act or acts shall be deemed liable to the State of Arkansas, through the Attorney General, for:

(1) A civil penalty of not less than five thousand five hundred dollars ($5,500) or more than eleven thousand dollars ($11,000) for each claim; and

(2) Three (3) times the amount of damages that the state sustained because of the act of the person.

(b) The trier of fact may assess not less than two (2) times the amount of damages that the state sustained because of the act of the person if the trier of fact finds the following:

(1) The person committing the violation of this subchapter furnished officials of the Attorney General's office with all information known to the person about the violation within thirty (30) days after the date on which the defendant first obtained the information; and

(2) The person fully cooperated with any Attorney General's investigation of the violation, and at the time the person furnished the Attorney General with the information about the violation:

(A) No criminal prosecution, civil action, or administrative action had commenced under this subchapter with respect to the violation; and

(B) The person did not have actual knowledge of the existence of an investigation into the violation.

(c)

(1) In addition to any other penalties authorized herein, any person violating this subchapter shall also be liable to the State of Arkansas for the Attorney General's reasonable expenses, including the cost of investigation, attorney's fees, court costs, witness fees, and deposition fees.

(2) Any cost or reimbursement ordered under this subsection shall be paid to the office of the Attorney General to be used for future Medicaid investigations and cases.

(d) The entirety of any penalty obtained under subsection (a) of this section less reimbursement of investigation and prosecution costs and any reward which may be determined by the court pursuant to this subchapter shall be credited as special revenues of the State of Arkansas and deposited into the Arkansas Medicaid Program Trust Fund for the sole use of the Arkansas Medicaid Program.

(e)

(1) A person who engages or has engaged in any act described by § 20-77-902 may be enjoined in a court of competent jurisdiction in an action brought by the Attorney General.

(2) An injunction described by subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall be:

(A) Brought in the name of the state; and

(B) Granted if a case is clearly shown that the rights of the state are being violated by the person and the state will suffer immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage pending a final judgment in the action or that the acts or omissions of the person will tend to render a final judgment ineffectual.

(f) The court may make orders or judgments, including the appointment of a receiver, as necessary to:

(1) Prevent any act described by § 20-77-902 by any person; or

(2) Restore to the Arkansas Medicaid Program any money or property, real or personal, that may have been acquired by means of an act described by § 20-77-902.