2023 Maryland Statutes
Criminal Law
Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes
Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud
Part II - Medicaid Fraud
Section 8-509 - Defrauding State Health Plan

Universal Citation:
MD Criminal Law Code § 8-509 (2023)
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    A person may not:

        (1)    knowingly and willfully defraud or attempt to defraud a State health plan in connection with the delivery of or payment for a health care service;

        (2)    knowingly and willfully obtain or attempt to obtain by means of a false representation money, property, or any thing of value in connection with the delivery of or payment for a health care service that wholly or partly is reimbursed by or is a required benefit of a State health plan;

        (3)    knowingly and willfully defraud or attempt to defraud a State health plan of the right to honest services; or

        (4)    with the intent to defraud make a false representation relating to a health care service or a State health plan.

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