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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor 2335
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FOR the purpose of creating the crime of Medicaid fraud;
specifying certain penalties for persons convicted
of this crime; and generally relating to Medical
Assistance and Medicaid Fraud,
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 27 — Crimes and Punishments
Section 230A(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1976 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement)
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BY adding to
Article 27 — Crimes and Punishments
Section 2303 through 230D, inclusive, to be under
the new subheading "Fraud — Medical
Assistance"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1976 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement)
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 230A(a) of Article 27 - Crimes and
Punishments, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1976
Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:
Article 27 — Crimes and Punishments
230A.
(a) Any person who fraudulently obtains, attempts
to obtain, or aids another person in fraudulently
obtaining or attempting to obtain money, property, food
stamps, medical care or other assistance OTHER THAN
MEDICAID to which he is not entitled, under a social,
health, or nutritional program based on need, financed in
whole or in part by the State of Maryland, and
administered by the State or its political subdivisions
is guilty of a misdemeanor. For purposes of this
section, fraud shall include:
(1) Wilfully making a false statement or
representation; or
(2) Wilfully failing to disclose a material
change in household or financial condition; or
(3) Impersonating another person.
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Sections 2303 through 230D, inclusive, to be under the
new subheading "Fraud — Medical Assistance" be and they
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