2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE
Chapter 13 - Medical Assistance for the Aged; Medicaid.
43-13-13 - Penalties.
§ 43-13-13. Penalties.
Any person, making application for benefits under this article for himself or for another person, and any vendor, who knowingly makes a false statement or false representation or fails to disclose a material fact to obtain or increase any benefit or payment under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each subsequent false statement or false representation or failure to disclose a material fact shall constitute a separate offense.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 7290-07; Laws, 1964, ch. 446, § 7, eff from and after passage (approved June 11, 1964).
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