Probably not.  A new Supreme Court decision, United States ex rel. Stevens v. Vermont, 579 U.S. 765 (2000), held that a state is not a "person" under the False Claims Act and, thus, many state agencies, universities, hospitals, and other state entities are now protected from qui tam actions. The United States’ Constitution, specifically the 11th Amendment's immunity provisions that protect states from lawsuits seeking money damages, may also protect state defendants from liability in qui tam actions.