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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 15 - Offenses Against the Family
Part 5 - Elderly and Vulnerable Adults
§ 39-15-513. Obtaining Information Concerning Medical Condition or Health of Elderly Adult — Sending Unsolicited or Specifically Refused Medical Items — Filing Claim or Submitting Bill With State Medicaid Plan
Universal Citation: TN Code § 39-15-513 (2020)
- A person or an entity commits an offense if the person or entity knowingly:
- Uses a telephone or other communication or electronic device to obtain information concerning the medical condition or health of an elderly adult;
- Sends, or causes to be sent, medical supplies, medical equipment, or medicine to the elderly adult and the items sent are unsolicited or specifically refused; and
- Files a claim or submits a bill with the state medicaid plan for reimbursement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or medicine sent to the elderly adult.
- Any person who violates this section shall be punished as provided in § 71-5-2601(a)(4).
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