Fraudulent acts; penalties.

NRS 422.410 Fraudulent acts; penalties. Unless a different penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 422.361 to 422.369, inclusive, or 422.450 to 422.590, inclusive, a person who knowingly and designedly, by any false pretense, false or misleading statement, impersonation, misrepresentation, or concealment, transfer, disposal or assignment of money or property obtains or attempts to obtain money, property, medical or remedial care or any other service provided pursuant to Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, having a value of $100 or more, whether by one act or a series of acts, with the intent to cheat, defraud or defeat the purposes of this chapter or to enable a person to meet or appear to meet any requirements of eligibility prescribed by state law or by rule or regulation adopted by the Authority for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution. (Added to NRS by 1981, 1909; A 1985, 1405; 1991, 1053; 1993, 142, 2788, 2819; 1995, 1274; 1997, 2239; 1999, 2233; 2005, 22nd Special Session, 38; 2007, 2394; 2013, 1307; 2025, 3659) State Plan for Medicaid