Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 177.30 — Health care fraud; affirmative defense
N.Y. Penal Law § 177.30
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 177.30 Health care fraud; affirmative defense.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 177.30 — Health care fraud; affirmative defense is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 177.30 Health care fraud; affirmative defense.
In any prosecution under this article, it shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant was a clerk, bookkeeper or other employee, other than an employee charged with the active management and control, in an executive capacity, of the affairs of the corporation, who, without personal benefit, merely executed the orders of his or her employer or of a superior employee generally authorized to direct his or her activities.