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2008 SESSION
SB 340 Hospitals and health care providers; reducing medical fraud.
Introduced by: Ken T. Cuccinelli, II | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Fraud against hospitals and health care providers; penalties. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person, with the intent to cheat or defraud a hospital or health care provider, to give a false name, address, or social security number or other form of identification in order to avoid payment for medical services. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony, if the value of service obtained is $1,000 or more, or guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, if the value is less than $1,000. Also this bill requires hospitals to post signs stating that anyone convicted of this crime will be prosecuted and allows hospitals to fingerprint anyone who does not have health insurance, is not eligible for Medicaid, and cannot otherwise show an ability to pay.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084061216
- 01/08/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/08 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/23/08 Senate: Subject matter referred by letter to Commission on Immigration pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L)
- 01/23/08 Senate: Passed by in Courts of Justice with letter (15-Y 0-N)