{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-509","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 8–509","heading":"","body":"A person may not:\n(1) knowingly and willfully defraud or attempt to defraud a State health plan in connection with the delivery of or payment for a health care service;\n(2) knowingly and willfully obtain or attempt to obtain by means of a false representation money, property, or any thing of value in connection with the delivery of or payment for a health care service that wholly or partly is reimbursed by or is a required benefit of a State health plan;\n(3) knowingly and willfully defraud or attempt to defraud a State health plan of the right to honest services; or\n(4) with the intent to defraud make a false representation relating to a health care service or a State health plan.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=8-509","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"96c64200ba8cf1bd3d23a89332b019381f2e5d57904b4e39bf38bf407e2c746d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-508","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}