{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-21-4.2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-4.2","heading":"Definitions relative to health care claims fraud.","body":"2.\tAs used in this act:\n\"Health care claims fraud\" means making, or causing to be made, a false, fictitious, fraudulent, or misleading statement of material fact in, or omitting a material fact from, or causing a material fact to be omitted from, any record, bill, claim or other document, in writing, electronically or in any other form, that a person attempts to submit, submits, causes to be submitted, or attempts to cause to be submitted for payment or reimbursement for health care services.\n\"Practitioner\" means a person licensed in this State to practice medicine and surgery, chiropractic, podiatric medicine, dentistry, optometry, psychology, pharmacy, nursing, physical therapy, or law; any other person licensed, registered or certified by any State agency to practice a profession or occupation in the State of New Jersey or any person similarly licensed, registered, or certified in another jurisdiction.\nL.1997,c.353,s.2; amended 2005, c.259, s.20.","path":["TITLE 2C THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"be1075b446cf5d761be57dae422ba41bf732e374aa43b2cbcf0fd756c4ef5921","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-21-4.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-21-4.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}