Arkansas Code
Subchapter 1 - Medicaid Fraud Act
§ 5-55-103. Unlawful acts — Classification

(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 ($5,000);
(2) Class B felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more but less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and
(3) Class A felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more.

(c) Otherwise, Medicaid fraud is a Class A misdemeanor.

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