Chapter 175H

Section 1. As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:— ''False'', wholly or partially false, fictitious, fraudulent, untrue or deceptive. ''Health care benefit'', a payment for health care services or the …

Section 2. Any person who (1) knowingly and willfully makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in any application for a payment of a health care benefit; or (2) knowingly and willfully presents or causes to be presented an application fo…

Section 3. (a) Any person who solicits or receives any remuneration, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind in return for purchasing, leasing, ordering or arranging for or recommending purchasing, leasing, or ordering of any good, facility, service, or it…

Section 4. Any criminal proceeding brought under this chapter may be filed in the district, municipal or superior courts of Suffolk county.

Section 5. The attorney general may conduct an investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter and may commence a proceeding pursuant to section four.

Section 6. A person who receives a health care benefit or payment from a health care corporation or health care insurer which such person knows that he or she is not entitled to receive or be paid, or a person who knowingly presents or causes to be presented with fraudulent inten…

Section 7. Any person convicted of a violation of sections two or three, in addition to any fines or sentences imposed, including any order of probation, shall be ordered to make restitution to a health care corporation or health care insurer for the full amount of the benefit or…

Section 8. The remedies provided for in this chapter are in addition to any other remedies provided by law.