The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that the Statewide Grand Jury has returned indictments against Patrice Lamour and her two Randolph-based companies, Lamour by Design (LBD) and Lamour Community Health Institute (LCHI), for fraudulently billing MassHealth, the state Medicaid program, more than $1 million for services that were never provided. Lamour, LBD, and LCHI were each indicted on one count of Medicaid False Claims and one count of Larceny over $1,200. LBD primarily received payment from MassHealth for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), which is a treatment principally designed for children with autism spectrum disorder. ABA services focus on the analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation of social and other environmental modifications to produce meaningful changes in behavior. While many of the services are delivered by paraprofessional staff, often referred to as behavioral technicians, MassHealth and its managed care entities (MCEs) require that supervision of behavioral technicians and family training be conducted by Licensed Applied Behavioral Analysts (LABAs).