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Introduced Version Senate Bill 668 History

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WEST virginia Legislature

                        2017 regular session         

Introduced

Senate Bill 668

By Senator Miller (By Request)

[Introduced March 18, 2017; Referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-5-30, relating to defining the crime of filing a fraudulent claim against a doctor; and setting criminal penalties.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:


That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-5-30, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 5. CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE.


§61-5-30. Fraudulent claims against a physician.

If any person knowingly files a fraudulent claim or demand against a physician or surgeon, that person shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in in a state correctional facility not less than one nor more than five years or fined not more than $5,000 or both fined and imprisoned.

 

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to define the crime of filing a fraudulent claim against a doctor.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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