Oregon Statutes 411.675 – Submitting wrongful claim for payment of public assistance or medical assistance
A person may not obtain or attempt to obtain, for personal benefit or the benefit of another person, a payment for furnishing any need to or for the benefit of a public assistance or medical assistance recipient by knowingly:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 411.675
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Public assistance: means the following types of assistance:
(a) Temporary assistance for needy families granted under ORS § 412. See Oregon Statutes 411.010
(1) Submitting or causing to be submitted to the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority a false claim for payment;
(2) Submitting or causing to be submitted to the department or the authority a claim for payment that already has been submitted for payment unless the claim is clearly labeled as a duplicate;
(3) Submitting or causing to be submitted to the department or the authority a claim for payment that is a claim that already has been paid by any source unless clearly labeled as already paid; or
(4) Accepting a payment from the department or the authority for the costs of items or services that have not been provided to or for the benefit of a public assistance or medical assistance recipient. [1983 c.609 § 3; 2011 c.720 § 121; 2013 c.688 § 56]