§ 256L.18 — Penalties
Plain-Language Summary
Anyone who lies, hides information, or uses fraud to get MinnesotaCare benefits they are not entitled to can face both criminal charges and civil penalties.
256L.18 PENALTIES.
Whoever obtains or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain by means of a willfully false statement or representation, or by the intentional withholding or concealment of a material fact, or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device:
(1) benefits under the MinnesotaCare program to which the person is not entitled; or
(2) benefits under the MinnesotaCare program greater than that to which the person is reasonably entitled;
shall be considered to have violated section 256.98, and shall be subject to both the criminal and civil penalties provided under that section.
History:
History: History:
1997 c 225 art 1 s 18