18 U.S.C. § 669 — Theft or embezzlement in connection with health care
submitted 30 years ago by Pub. L. 104-191 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 115 words · no verdicts yet
(a) A person who knowingly and willfully embezzles, steals, or without authority converts or intentionally misapplies money, funds, securities, premiums, credits, property, or other assets of a health care benefit program may be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both. If the property is worth no more than $100, the maximum imprisonment is 1 year. (b) “Health care benefit program” has the meaning given in 18 U.S.C. 24(b).
Whoever knowingly and willfully embezzles, steals, or otherwise without authority converts to the use of any person other than the rightful owner, or intentionally misapplies any of the moneys, funds, securities, premiums, credits, property, or other assets of a health care benefit program, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; but if the value of such property does not exceed the sum of $100 the defendant shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
As used in this section, the term “health care benefit program” has the meaning given such term in section 24(b) of this title.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 104–191, title II, § 243(a), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2017.)
- 1996Enacted · Pub. L. 104-191 · 110 Stat. 2017
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