2017 Indiana Code
TITLE 35. Criminal Law and Procedure
ARTICLE 43. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY
CHAPTER 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions
35-43-5-7.2. Insurance fraud
Sec. 7.2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) files a children's health insurance program claim, including an electronic claim, in violation of IC 12-17.6;
(2) obtains payment from the children's health insurance program under IC 12-17.6 by means of a false or misleading oral or written statement or other fraudulent means;
(3) acquires a provider number under the children's health insurance program except as authorized by law;
(4) alters with intent to defraud or falsifies documents or records of a provider (as defined in 42 CFR 400.203) that are required to be kept under the children's health insurance program; or
(5) conceals information for the purpose of applying for or receiving unauthorized payments from the children's health insurance program;
commits insurance fraud, a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) The offense described in subsection (a) is:
(1) a Level 6 felony if the fair market value of the offense is at least seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) and less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); and
(2) a Level 5 felony if the fair market value of the offense is at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.481; P.L.7-2015, SEC.55.
