{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-55-103","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-103","heading":"Unlawful acts - Classification","body":"(a) It is unlawful for any person to commit Medicaid fraud as prohibited by § 5-55-111 . (b) Medicaid fraud is a: (1) Class C felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more but less than five thousand dollars ($5,000); (2) Class B felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more but less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and (3) Class A felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more. (c) Otherwise, Medicaid fraud is a Class A misdemeanor. Amended by Act 2019, No. 916,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 978,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1979, No. 823, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4403; Acts 1993, No. 1291, § 2; 2003, No. 1122, § 1; 2007, No. 827, § 49.\n\n(a) It is unlawful for any person to commit Medicaid fraud as prohibited by § 5-55-111 .\n\n(b) Medicaid fraud is a: (1) Class C felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more but less than five thousand dollars ($5,000); (2) Class B felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more but less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and (3) Class A felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more.\n\n(1) Class C felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more but less than five thousand dollars ($5,000);\n\n(2) Class B felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more but less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and\n\n(3) Class A felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more.\n\n(c) Otherwise, Medicaid fraud is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 55","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"afdbc7e5961fbdfe0fcd4f68a78565dd8890dd94b8494c2654efaab7d4c8f867","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-55-102","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-55-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}