A person shall not make, present or cause to be made or presented a claim for Medicaid benefits, knowing the claim to be false, fictitious or fraudulent.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-213
False or fraudulent claim
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 671 F. Supp. 2d 397 - In Re Zyprexa Products Liability Litigation (2009)
Most recently applied in Hosan M. Azomani v. State of Mississippi (August 2016)
Laws, 1984, ch. 503, § 7, eff from and after passage (approved May 15, 1984
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