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Ch. 26
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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Defined terms: "Person" § 1-101
"Serious injury" § 8-508
"State health plan" § 8-508
8-517. CIVIL PENALTY.
(A) IN GENERAL.
A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO VIOLATES A PROVISION OF THIS PART IS
LIABLE TO THE STATE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE
AMOUNT OF THE OVERPAYMENT.
(B) ADDITIONAL TO OTHER PENALTIES.
THE CIVIL PENALTY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER
PENALTY PROVIDED BY LAW.
(C) RESTITUTION NOT LIMITED.
THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT A VICTIM'S RIGHT TO
RESTITUTION UNDER TITLE 11, SUBTITLE 6 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARTICLE.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 27, § 230G.
In subsection (c) of this section, the reference to "Title 11, Subtitle 6 of the
Criminal Procedure Article" is substituted for the former obsolete reference
to "§ 807 of this article" for accuracy.
8-518. RESERVED.
8-519. RESERVED.
PART III. OTHER PUBLIC FRAUD.
8-520. FUNDRAISING.
(A) "PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER" DEFINED.
IN THIS SECTION, "PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER" MEANS:
(1) A POLICE OFFICER;
(2) A PAID OR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTER;
(3) AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN;
(4) A RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER;
(5) THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL; OR
(6) A SWORN OFFICER OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL.
(B) SCOPE OF SECTION.
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