Title 5 — Criminal Offenses
54 chapters · 1,112 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-101 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Medicaid Fraud Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-102 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Arkansas Medicaid Program” means the program authorized under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq., that provides for payments for medical goods or services on behalf of indigent families with dependent children and of…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-103 Unlawful acts — Classification
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(a) It is unlawful for any person to commit Medicaid fraud as prohibited by § 5-55-111. (b) Medicaid fraud is a:(1) Class C felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more but less than five thousand dollars ($5,0…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-104 Records
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(a) No potential Medicaid recipient is eligible for medical assistance unless he or she has authorized in writing the Secretary of the Department of Human Services to examine all records of the potential Medicaid recipient's own, or of those receiving or having received Medicaid …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-105 Liability of organizations
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In naming a person as a defendant under this subchapter, it is expressly intended that all of the provisions of §§ 5-2-501 — 5-2-503 apply.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-106 Investigation by Attorney General
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The office of the Attorney General is the entity to which a case of suspected Medicaid fraud shall be referred by the Arkansas Medicaid Program or its fiscal agents for the purposes of investigation, civil action, or referral to the prosecuting attorney having criminal jurisdicti…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-107 Restitution and collection
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(a) In addition to any other fine that may be levied, any person found guilty of or who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to Medicaid fraud as described in this subchapter shall make full restitution and payment of costs and expenses as follows:(1) (A) Restitution to the Departmen…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-108 Fines
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(a) Any person who is found guilty of or who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to Medicaid fraud as described in this subchapter shall pay one (1) of the following fines:(1) If no monetary loss is incurred by the Arkansas Medicaid Program, a fine of not less than one thousand doll…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-109 Criminal penalties and civil penalties mutually exclusive
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Section 5-55-107, which provides for additional criminal fines, and the Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act, § 20-77-901 et seq., which provides for civil penalties, shall not both be applied to the same payment received or claim made by any person under the Arkansas Medicaid Program…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-110 Suspension of violators
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The Secretary of the Department of Human Services may suspend or revoke the provider agreement between the Department of Human Services and a person in the event the person is found guilty of violating a provision of this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-111 Criminal acts constituting Medicaid fraud
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(1) A person commits Medicaid fraud when he or she:(1) Purposely makes or causes to be made any omission or false statement or representation of a material fact in any claim, request for payment, or application for any benefit or payment under the Arkansas Medicaid Program;(2) At…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-112 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 5-55-112Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-113 Reward for information
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(a) The court may pay a person such sums, not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the aggregate penalty recovered under this section, as the court may deem just, for information the person may have provided that led to detecting and bringing to trial and punishment a person guilty of …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-114 Special deputy prosecutor
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(a) A prosecuting attorney having jurisdiction over an offense may designate an attorney employed by the office of the Attorney General as a special deputy prosecutor to prosecute any charges related to healthcare fraud or any other charges that may arise from the same factual al…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-115 Suspension, exclusion, and illegal Medicaid participation
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(a) It is unlawful for a suspended or excluded individual or organization to participate in the Arkansas Medicaid Program under federal and state laws. (b) (1) A person commits illegal Medicaid participation if:(A) Having been suspended from the Arkansas Medicaid Program or place…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-201 Traffic in illegal food coupons or vouchers
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(a) (1) Any individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that issues food coupons in a manner not authorized by federal law and regulations or state law and rules or that uses, transfers, acquires, possesses, or presents any food coupons for payment not authorized …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-202 Illegal use, transfer, acquisition, or possession of vouchers
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Any person who knowingly uses, transfers, acquires, or possesses vouchers in any manner not authorized by the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) authorized by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq., as amended, …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-203 Illegal presentation of food coupons or vouchers for payment
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(a) (1) Any person who presents or causes to be presented food coupons for payment or redemption of the value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more knowing the food coupons to have been received, transferred, or used in any manner in violation of a provision of the Food Stamp Act…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-204 Penalties for food stamp trafficking
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(1) In addition to the penalties set forth in this subchapter, any recipient of a food stamp found guilty of a violation set forth in this subchapter is ineligible for further participation in the food stamp program, as follows:(1) For a period of one (1) year, upon the first occ…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-205 Abuse of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
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(a) (1) A federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) participant who intentionally makes a false or misleading statement or intentionally conceals or withholds a fact to obtain a benefit, sells supplemental food or a voucher to, or exchan…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-301 Penalty — Notice — Prosecution
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(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make any material false statement or representation to the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination for the purpose of:(A) Obtaining any benefit or payment;(B) Defeating or wrongfully increasin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-401 Penalties
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(a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly place the assessment of property under the name of another person in order to avoid the payment of a fee associated with the property. (b) A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-501 Lottery fraud
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(a) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Lottery” means the same as defined in § 23-115-103 of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, § 23-115-101 et seq.; and(2) “Ticket or share” means the same as defined in § 23-115-103 of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, § 23-115-101 et seq. (…
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-601 Petition fraud
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(a) As used in this section, “petition” means a petition under § 3-8-201 et seq., § 3-8-801 et seq., or § 7-9-101 et seq. (b) A person commits the offense of petition fraud:(1) If the person knowingly:(A) Signs a name other than his or her name to a petition;(B) Signs his or her …
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-602 Criminal impersonation in an election
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(a) A person commits the offense of criminal impersonation in an election if he or she knowingly impersonates another person in an attempt to vote in a city, school district, county, state, or federal election. (b) Criminal impersonation in an election is a Class D felony.