{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-42-4-408","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 42-4-408","heading":"Failure to maintain records; destruction of records; penalty.","body":"(a) A person, after submitting a claim or receiving a payment for a service or supply under Medicaid, shall not knowingly fail to maintain records required under Medicaid, including records that fully disclose the nature of the services or supplies provided to a recipient.\n(b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of:\n(i) A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if:\n(A) The claims for which records were not maintained are less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Medicaid claims submitted by the provider in any consecutive three (3) month period; and\n(B) The amount of the claims for which records were not maintained is five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or more.\n(ii) A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if:\n(A) The claims for which records were not maintained are twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Medicaid claims submitted by the provider in any consecutive three (3) month period; and\n(B) The amount of the claims for which records were not maintained is five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or more.\n(iii) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if:\n(A) The person intended to defraud Medicaid and the claims for which records were not maintained are twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Medicaid claims submitted by the provider in any consecutive three (3) month period; and\n(B) The amount of the claims for which records were not maintained is five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or more.","path":["TITLE 42 - WELFARE","CHAPTER 4 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES","ARTICLE 4 - MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title42.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"bfd38a2b88da9eeedd5e587cf8f8a36d46f5fff95f96bd0a75c9fcfc3c7d648d","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-42-4-407","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-42-4-409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}