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or (2) of this section, or the value of the property, services, or benefit that is in violation of (a)(3) of this section, is less than $500. (c) Medical assistance fraud under (a)(4), (5), or (6) of this section is a class A misdemeanor. (d) Medical assistance fraud under (a)(7) of this section is a class B misdemeanor. Sec. 47.05.220. Notice of charges. Upon the filing of a complaint, information, presentment, or indictment charging a medical assistance provider with a crime under AS 47.05.210, the attorney general shall, in writing, notify the commissioner of the filing. Upon receiving notice from the attorney general under this section, the commissioner shall immediately undertake a review of all unpaid claims or requests for reimbursements attributable to services claimed to have been provided by the person charged. Sec. 47.05.230. Determination of value; aggregation of amounts. In AS 47.05.210, whenever it is necessary to determine the value of property, that value shall be determined in accordance with AS 11.46.980. In determining the degree or classification of a crime described under AS 47.05.210, amounts involved in criminal acts committed under one course of conduct, whether from the same person or several persons, shall be aggregated. Sec. 47.05.235. Duty to identify and repay self-identified overpayments. (a) Unless a provider is being audited under AS 47.05.200(a), an enrolled medical assistance provider shall conduct a biennial review or audit of a statistically valid sample of claims submitted to the department for reimbursement. If overpayments are identified, the medical assistance provider shall report the overpayment to the department not later than 10 business days after identification of the overpayment. The report must also identify how the medical assistance provider intends to repay the department. After the department receives the report, the medical assistance provider and the department shall enter into an agreement establishing a schedule for repayment of the identified overpayment. The agreement may authorize repayment in a lump sum, in a payment plan, or by offsetting future billings, as approved by the department. (b) The department may not assess interest or penalties on an overpayment identified and repaid by a medical assistance provider under this section. Sec. 47.05.240. Exclusion from medical assistance programs. (a) The commissioner may exclude an applicant to or disenroll a medical assistance provider in the medical assistance program in AS 47.07 or AS 47.08, or both, for a period of up to 10 years after unconditional discharge on a conviction (1) for medical assistance fraud under AS 47.05.210 or misconduct involving a controlled substance under AS 11.71; or (2) in a court of the United States or a court of another state or territory, for a crime with elements similar to the crimes included under (1) of this subsection. (b) After a period of exclusion under (a) of this section, an applicant may not participate in a medical assistance program under AS 47.07 or AS 47.08 until the applicant establishes to the