{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-118e-42","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, § 42","heading":"Excess charges; penalty","body":"Section 42. Whoever knowingly and willfully charges for any service provided to a patient under this chapter, money or other consideration at a rate in excess of the rates established in accordance with this chapter, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 118E"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter118E/Section42","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:57Z","sha256":"8f7935bbd06ce617394e6a44355720d1d6d626f100b205298140d8dd45108d6c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-118e-41a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-118e-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}