Prohibited conduct; forfeitures.
(a)#
No person, in connection with medical assistance, may: 1. Knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in any application for a benefit or payment. 2. Knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact for use in determining rights to a benefit or payment. 3. Knowingly conceal or fail to disclose any event of which the person has knowledge that affects his or her initial or continued right to a benefit or payment or affects the initial or continued right to a benefit or payment of any other person in whose behalf he or she has applied for or is receiving a benefit or payment.
(a)(1)#
Knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in any application for a benefit or payment.
(a)(2)#
Knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact for use in determining rights to a benefit or payment.
(a)(3)#
(b)#
A person who violates this subsection may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $15,000 for each statement, representation, concealment or failure.