Michigan Laws 400.603 – Application for, or determining rights to, medicaid benefits; false statement or false representation of material facts; concealing or failing to disclose certain events; felony; penalty
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(1) A person shall not knowingly make or cause to be made a false statement or false representation of a material fact in an application for medicaid benefits.
(2) A person shall not knowingly make or cause to be made a false statement or false representation of a material fact for use in determining rights to a medicaid benefit.
For details, see Mich. Comp. Laws ch. 777 pt. 2
Attorney's Note
Under the Michigan Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| G | up to 4 years |
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 400.603
- Benefit: means the receipt of money, goods, or anything of pecuniary value. See Michigan Laws 400.602
- False: means wholly or partially untrue or deceptive. See Michigan Laws 400.602
- knowingly: means that a person is in possession of facts under which he or she is aware or should be aware of the nature of his or her conduct and that his or her conduct is substantially certain to cause the payment of a medicaid benefit. See Michigan Laws 400.602
- Medicaid benefit: means a benefit paid or payable under a program for medical assistance for the medically indigent in accordance with the social welfare act. See Michigan Laws 400.602
- Person: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 400.602
(3) A person, who having knowledge of the occurrence of an event affecting his initial or continued right to receive a medicaid benefit or the initial or continued right of any other person on whose behalf he has applied for or is receiving a benefit, shall not conceal or fail to disclose that event with intent to obtain a benefit to which the person or any other person is not entitled or in an amount greater than that to which the person or any other person is entitled.
(4) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment of not more than 4 years, or a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both.