{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-4-8","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 41-4-8","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 41-4-8","body":"(1) A person shall not make, present or cause to be made or presented a material falsification of diagnosis of a Medicaid-eligible client for a claim for Medicaid mental health services benefits, knowing the diagnosis and claim to be false, fictitious or fraudulent.\n\n(2) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or both.\n\n(3) For purposes of subsection (1), if a regional mental health/intellectual disability center submits claims for Medicaid reimbursement or other funds from the Department of Mental Health, the lack of a certified physician or psychologist evaluation of the client for such claim as required under Section 41-4-7(c) shall be deemed a material falsification of diagnosis by the person responsible for making or presenting such claim.","path":["MS Code","Title 41"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"dfe085d488cfed3cc01bbcd6d17bc2d3814c153f6bed04fcc4c3cb604b4dc897","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-4-7","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-4-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}