SB 1052

SENATE BILL NO. 1052
A bill to amend 1977 PA 72, entitled
"The medicaid false claim act,"
by amending section 4 (MCL 400.604).
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 4. A person who that solicits, offers, or receives a kickback or
bribe in connection with the furnishing of goods or services for which payment
is or may be made in whole or in part pursuant to under a program established under Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, who the social welfare act, 280 PA 1939, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, makes
or receives the payment, or who receives a
rebate of a fee or charge for referring an individual to another person for the
furnishing of the goods and services is guilty of a felony, punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 4 years, or by a fine of not more than
$30,000.00, or both. Model arrangements and model
patient incentives, as authorized and sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, do not constitute a kickback or bribe under this section.