Obtaining treatment or services under false pretenses

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-18., under Chapter 23-17 Licensing of Healthcare Facilities.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-18.

Any person who shall obtain medical or surgical or obstetrical treatment, under false representations of his or her financial condition, from any health care facility, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both, in the discretion of the court, for each offense.