Now-closed Vermont Addiction Center Probed For Medicaid Fraud

UNDERHILL, VT — A now-shuttered residential addiction treatment center in Vermont is under investigation for possible Medicaid fraud.

Court documents filed in U.S. bankruptcy court show the Medicaid fraud unit of the Vermont attorney general's office is investigating Maple Leaf Treatment Center regarding its filing of Medicaid claims.

VTDigger.org first reported on the investigation.

Maple Leaf's Underhill and Colchester locations closed suddenly early this year. The treatment center filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in February. (For more information on this and other Across Vermont stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

It was one of three residential treatment centers for opiate addiction treatment in Vermont, The Burlington Free Press reported. The board's president said staffing and financing were among a mix of factors considered in discussing the future of the nonprofit.

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