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H.B. 354
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plan; prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully obtaining or attempting
to obtain by means of a false representation money, property, or any thing of
value under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from knowingly and
willfully defrauding or attempting to defraud a State health plan of the right to
honest services; prohibiting a person with the intent to defraud from making a
false representation relating to health care services or a State health plan;
prohibiting a certain person from knowingly and willfully converting all or any
part of a State health plan benefit or payment to a use that is not for the
authorized beneficiary; prohibiting a person from providing to another
individual items or services for which certain payment is or may be made from
certain funds and solicit, offer, make, or receive a kickback or bribe in connection
with providing certain items or services or making or receiving a benefit or
payment under the State health plan; prohibiting a person from soliciting,
offering, making, or receiving a rebate of a fee or charge for referring another
individual to a third person to provide items or services for which certain
payment is made; prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully making a
false representation with respect to conditions or operations of a facility,
institution, or State health plan in order to help the facility, institution, or State
health plan qualify to receive certain reimbursement; prohibiting a person from
knowingly and willfully obtaining or aiding another individual in obtaining by
certain acts a drug product or medical care the payment for all or part of which
is made from certain funds; prohibiting an unauthorized person from knowingly
and willfully possessing certain medical or pharmacy assistance cards; altering
the application of certain welfare fraud provisions; providing for a certain
statute of limitations for certain misdemeanor offenses; limiting a certain
prohibition on further payments under a certain medical program to apply only
to health care providers; transferring certain welfare application perjury
provisions; establishing certain criminal and civil penalties; defining certain
terms; making stylistic changes; and generally relating to State health plan
fraud.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 230A
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY repealing
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 230B through 230D
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 230B through 230H, inclusive, to be under the amended subheading
"Fraud - State Health Plans"
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