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Statutes > Michigan > Chapter-400 > Act-72-of-1977 > Section-400-606THE MEDICAID FALSE CLAIM ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 72 of 1977
400.606 Obtaining payment or allowance of false claim; felony; penalty.
Sec. 6.
(1) A person shall not enter into an agreement, combination, or conspiracy to defraud the state by obtaining or aiding another to obtain the payment or allowance of a false claim under the social welfare act, Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being sections 400.1 to 400.121 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or by a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both.
History: 1977, Act 72, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1977 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 333, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1984
