18 U.S.C. § 1347 : US Code - Section 1347: Health care fraud

Search 18 U.S.C. § 1347 : US Code - Section 1347: Health care fraud

Whoever knowingly and willfully executes, or attempts to execute,
a scheme or artifice -
(1) to defraud any health care benefit program; or
(2) to obtain, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses,
representations, or promises, any of the money or property owned
by, or under the custody or control of, any health care benefit
program,
in connection with the delivery of or payment for health care
benefits, items, or services, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. If the violation
results in serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of
this title), such person shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and if the violation
results in death, such person shall be fined under this title, or
imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both.