EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Evansville home health care agency and its parent company have agreed to pay the federal government $2 million to settle claims that it didn’t obtain doctor approvals before submitting bills to Medicare.

The Justice Department says Omni Home Care and its Florida-based parent, Omni Home Health, agreed to pay the money to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act between 2006 and 2008.

Under Medicare, a physician must approve care plans and then re-certify them every 60 days. Omni self-reported to the Department and Health and Human Services last year that it had failed to get signatures in time for some services.

A message seeking comment was left with Omni Home Health.