Ohio Gov. DeWine signs executive order aimed at Medicaid fraud
By HME News Staff
Updated 8:42 AM CDT, Wed May 20, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed Executive Order 2026-01D to allow the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) to implement emergency rules to require more frequent revalidation of providers identified as higher-risk for committing fraud.
Additionally, DeWine sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on May 1 committing Ohio to partnering with the Trump Administration and using a more stringent revalidation process to better prevent fraud.
Under the authority of Ohio Revised Code Sections 5164.02. 5164.32, 5164.33, ODM will immediately amend Ohio Administrative Code rules to:
- Permit Ohio Medicaid to terminate the provider agreements of Medicaid providers that have not provided Medicaid services or billed the Medicaid program in more than one year
- Require Medicaid providers that are at a higher risk for committing fraud to revalidate enrollment more frequently to confirm compliance with Medicaid program rules
- Allow Ohio Medicaid to require certain Medicaid providers to recredential as determined necessary by the Medicaid Director
- Permit the denial of a provider enrollment application when a federally approved moratorium is in effect, even if the enrollment application was received but not approved before the moratorium began.
Related: Florida also issues moratorium on new DME providers.
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