Sec. 20. (a) A person convicted of an offense under IC 35-43-5 or IC 35-43-10 related to the application for or receipt of Medicaid assistance is ineligible to receive Medicaid assistance under this article for the following time:
(1) One (1) year if the conviction is for the person's first offense.
(2) Two (2) years if the conviction is for the person's second offense.
(3) Ten (10) years if the conviction is for the person's third or subsequent offense.
(b) A person's ineligibility period for Medicaid assistance described in subsection (a) begins either:
(1) on the date the person is sentenced, if the person's sentence does not include incarceration; or
(2) on the date the individual is released from incarceration.
(c) Upon receipt of substantiated evidence that a person has committed fraud concerning the application for or receipt of Medicaid assistance, the office may remove the person from receiving Medicaid assistance for one (1) year. If the office determines that a person receiving Medicaid assistance is to be removed from receiving Medicaid assistance under this subsection, the person may appeal the determination. An appeal under this subsection is subject to IC 4-21.5.
(d) The office may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
As added by P.L.46-1995, SEC.36. Amended by P.L.241-2003, SEC.3; P.L.197-2013, SEC.10.
Structure Indiana Code
12-15-2-0.5. Provisions Not Limiting Health Care Assistance
12-15-2-1. "Federal Income Poverty Level"
12-15-2-2. Determination and Certification of Eligibility and Effective Date of Assistance
12-15-2-3.5. Eligibility for Aged or Disabled
12-15-2-6.5. Medicaid Buy-in Program
12-15-2-7. Individuals Eligible; Children in Families Receiving Tanf Assistance
12-15-2-10. Individuals Eligible; Long Term Care Program Participants
12-15-2-12. Individuals Eligible; Qualified Children
12-15-2-13. Pregnant Woman Eligibility; Eligibility Time Frame
12-15-2-13-b. Pregnant Woman Eligibility; Eligibility Time Frame
12-15-2-13.5. Eligibility for Women Screened and in Need of Treatment for Breast or Cervical Cancer
12-15-2-14. Minors With Limited Family Income
12-15-2-15.8. Continuous Eligibility to Three Years of Age
12-15-2-16. Eligibility of Individuals Under 18 Years of Age
12-15-2-16.2. Eligibility of Foster Children; Enrollment Assistance
12-15-2-16.5. Automatic Assignment to Medical Support and Third Party Medical Payments; Application
12-15-2-17. Exclusion of Resources in Determining Eligibility for Medicaid; Conditions
12-15-2-17.5. Income Exclusion in Determining Eligibility
12-15-2-17.7. Census Work Income Exclusion in Determining Eligibility
12-15-2-18. Financial Resources; State or Federal Higher Education Awards
12-15-2-21. Ineligibility Due to Noncompliance
12-15-2-23. Look Back; Exemption for Certain Contributions
12-15-2-23.5. Implementation of Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
12-15-2-24. Eligibility; Community Spouse Resource Requirements
12-15-2-25. Eligibility; Retention of Income to Support Community Spouse