Code of Virginia - Title 32.1 Health - Section 32.1-341 Failure to comply; fraudulently obtaining participation or reimbursement; criminal penalt...

§ 32.1-341. Failure to comply; fraudulently obtaining participation or reimbursement; criminal penalt...

A. Any person who engages in the following activities, on behalf of himself or another, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor in addition to any other penalties provided by law:

1. Knowingly and willfully making or causing to be made any false statement or misrepresentation of a material fact in order to participate in or receive reimbursement from the Fund;

2. Knowingly and willfully failing to provide reports to the Department as required in this chapter; or

3. Knowingly and willfully failing to pay in a timely manner the contribution to the Fund by a hospital as calculated by the Department pursuant to § 32.1-337.

B. Conviction of any provider or any employee or officer of such provider of any offense under this section shall also result in forfeiture of any payments due.

(1989, cc. 635, 747; 1990, cc. 859, 873.)

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