State health care program — Law Dictionary

42 U.S.C. § 1320A — for purposes of this section (9 versions over time)

For purposes of this section and sections 1320a–7a and 1320a–7b of this title, the term “State health care program” means—

(1) a State plan approved under subchapter XIX,

(2) any program receiving funds under subchapter V or from an allotment to a State under such subchapter,

(3) any program receiving funds under division A 2 of subchapter XX or from an allotment to a State under such division, or

(4) a State child health plan approved under subchapter XXI.

(i) For purposes of subsections (a) and (b), an individual or entity is considered to have been “convicted” of a criminal offense—

(1) when a judgment of conviction has been entered against the individual or entity by a Federal, State, or local court, regardless of whether there is an appeal pending or whether the judgment of conviction or other record relating to criminal conduct has been expunged;

(2) when there has been a finding of guilt against the individual or entity by a Federal, State, or local court;

(3) when a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the individual or entity has been accepted by a Federal, State, or local court; or

(4) when the individual or entity has entered into participation in a first offender, deferred adjudication, or other arrangement or program where judgment of conviction has been withheld.