Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14014 — General Provisions

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14014

Type
Statute
Source
California Welfare and Institutions Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
1997-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) Any person receiving health care for which he or she was not eligible on the basis of false declarations as to his or her eligibility or any person making false declarations as to eligibility on behalf of any other person receiving health care for which that other person was not eligible…

Citator

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14014 — General Provisions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) Any person receiving health care for which he or she was not eligible on the basis of false declarations as to his or her eligibility or any person making false declarations as to eligibility on behalf of any other person receiving health care for which that other person was not eligible shall be liable for repayment and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor or felony depending on the amount paid on his or her behalf for which he or she was not eligible, as specified in Section 487 of the Penal Code.

(b) (1) Any person who willfully and knowingly counsels or encourages any individual to make false statements or otherwise causes false statements to be made on an application, in order to receive health care services to which the applicant is not entitled, shall be liable to the Medi-Cal program for damages incurred for the cost of services rendered to the applicant.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall be implemented to the extent permitted by federal law and to the extent that implementation of paragraph (1) does not affect the availability of federal financial participation.