CHAPTER NUMBER: 713 
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 649  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Guns and McHale
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Medical Assistance Program - Fraud
 
Establishing criminal penalties for Medicaid health plan fraud and
false representations relating to Medicaid health plans; establishing
a 3-year statute of limitations for misdemeanor Medicaid health plan
fraud and false representations relating to Medicaid health plans; and
defining specified terms.
House Action
- 2/5
 - First Reading Environmental Matters
 - 2/19
 - Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/20
 - Third Reading Passed (139-0)
 - 3/31
 - House Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (140-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 - 5/22
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 713
 
Senate Action
- 3/24
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/25
 - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/3
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/4
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
 - Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
 - FRAUD
 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 - PENALTIES
 - STATUTES OF LIMITATION
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 5-106 ,
 5-106 
)
 -   Health - General
 - (
 15-123 ,
 15-123.1 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF) 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- House 
 - Number: 789376/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 18, 1997     at: 10:41
 Status: Adopted         
 - Senate
 - Number: 247445/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 3, 1997      at: 12:38
 Status: Adopted