Invoices containing false information; signature required; presumption.
1. Each invoice for payment for accident benefits provided to an injured employee must:
(a) Contain a statement that all matters stated therein are true and accurate; and
(b) Be signed by a natural person who is the provider of health care or is authorized to act for the provider of health care.
2. A person who, by any act or omission, signs or submits, or causes to be signed or submitted, the statement required by subsection 1, knowing that the invoice contains information which is false, in whole or in part, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
3. For the purposes of this section, a person who signs on behalf of a provider of health care is presumed to have the authorization of the provider of health care and to be acting at his direction.
4. As used in this section, to “sign” means to affix a signature directly or indirectly by means of handwriting, a typewriter, a stamp, a computer impulse or other means.
Last modified: February 25, 2006