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Can you summarize 18 USC 1347?
MAIL FRAUD AND OTHER FRAUD OFFENSES > Health care fraud
Short Summary
This legal document, found in the United States Code under Crimes and Criminal Procedure, specifically addresses health care fraud. It prohibits any person from knowingly and willfully executing or attempting to execute a scheme or artifice to defraud any health care benefit program or obtain money or property owned by or under the custody or control of any health care benefit program. The document states that a person does not need to have actual knowledge of this section or specific intent to commit a violation. The penalties for health care fraud vary depending on the severity of the violation. If the violation results in serious bodily injury, the person may face imprisonment for up to 20 years. If the violation results in death, the person may face imprisonment for any term of years or for life. There are no exemptions mentioned in this document.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person who knowingly and willfully executes or attempts to execute a scheme or artifice to defraud any health care benefit program or obtain money or property owned by or under the custody or control of any health care benefit program
What does it govern?
Health care fraud
What are exemptions?
No exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
Fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both. If the violation results in serious bodily injury, fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both. If the violation results in death, fine under this title, or imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or both.
Jurisdiction
U.S. Federal Government