South Carolina Whistleblowers: State and Federal Claims

If you are considering reporting fraud, it matters whether the program involved is funded by the federal government, the state, or both. South Carolina does not have a state False Claims Act, which limits how fraud involving state-only funds is addressed. However, the federal False Claims Act (FCA) still provides legal protection for whistleblowers in South Carolina when false claims are made against the federal government. Below are common government-sponsored programs and their source funding to help you determine the kind of false claims you are ready to report.

Federal Programs: Medicare, Social Security (SSI, SSDI), Veterans Affairs (VA) health benefits, Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), FEMA Direct Federal Assistance

State Programs: South Carolina State Health Plan, State employee benefits programs, State-funded public assistance programs, State workforce or licensing programs

Joint programs (Federal programs may be administered by a state, but the FCA still applies): Medicaid (Healthy Connections), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Food Stamps), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (USDA food programs), Federal workforce programs (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act-WIOA, Wagner-Peyser), Federal housing and community development grants (Community Development Block Grant-CDBG), Federal disaster relief funds administered by the state

If you suspect wrongdoing, you don’t have to stay silent—the law offers both protections and, in many cases, rewards if you take action. If you’re considering becoming a whistleblower in South Carolina, Miller Law Group has the depth of experience and commitment you need.