§ 8–508
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 8-508 (2026)
Title 8. Fraud and Related Crimes
Subtitle 5. Public Fraud
§ 8–508LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)
“False representation” means the knowing and willful:
(1)
concealing, falsifying, or omitting of a material fact;
(2)
making of a materially false or fraudulent statement; or
(3)
use of a document that contains a statement of material fact that the user knows to be false or fraudulent.
(c)
(1)
“Health care service” means health or medical care procedures, goods, or services that:
(i)
provide testing, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease or dysfunction; or
(ii)
dispense drugs, medical devices, medical appliances, or medical goods for the treatment of human disease or dysfunction.
(2)
“Health care service” includes any procedure, goods, or service that is a required benefit of a State health plan.
(d)
“Representation” includes an acknowledgment, certification, claim, ratification, report of demographic statistics, encounter data, enrollment claims, financial information, health care services available or rendered, and qualifications of a person rendering health care or ancillary services.
(e)
“Serious injury” means an injury that:
(1)
creates a substantial risk of death;
(2)
causes serious permanent or serious protracted disfigurement;
(3)
causes serious permanent or serious protracted loss of the function of any body part, organ, or mental faculty;
(4)
causes serious permanent or serious protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ; or
(5)
involves extreme physical pain.
(f)
(1)
“State health plan” includes:
(i)
the State Medical Assistance Plan established in accordance with Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act of 1939;
(ii)
a medical assistance plan established by the State; or
(iii)
a private health insurance carrier, health maintenance organization, managed care organization as defined in § 15-101 of the Health - General Article, health care cooperative or alliance, or other person that provides or contracts to provide health care services that are wholly or partly reimbursed by or are a required benefit of a health plan established in accordance with Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act of 1939 or by the State.
(2)
“State health plan” includes a person that provides or contracts or subcontracts to provide health care services for an entity described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.