Source: https://vacode.org/32.1-317/
Timestamp: 2019-11-11 23:05:30
Document Index: 230927261

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 32', '§ 32', '§ 32', '§ 32', '§ 32', '§ 447', '§ 32', '§ 447', '§ 32']

Collecting excess payment for services; charging, soliciting, accepting or receiving certain consideration as precondition for admittance to facility or requirement for continued stay; penalty (§ 32.1-317)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
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§ 32.1-317 Collecting excess payment for services; charging, . . .
§ 32.1-317
Collecting excess payment for services; charging, soliciting, accepting or receiving certain consideration as precondition for admittance to facility or requirement for continued stay; penalty
When the cost of services provided in a facility or by an individual to a patient is paid for, in whole or in part, under medical assistance, any person who:
1. Knowingly and willfully collects or causes to be collected from a patient for any service provided under medical assistance, money or other consideration at a rate in excess of entitlements established by the Department of Medical Assistance Services; or
2. Knowingly and willfully charges, solicits, accepts or receives, or causes to be charged, solicited, accepted, or received any gift, money, donation or other consideration, other than a charitable, religious or philanthropic contribution from an organization or from a person unrelated to the patient, in addition to any amount otherwise required to be paid under medical assistance:
b. As a requirement for the patient’s continued stay in such facility;
shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. In addition thereto, a fine may be imposed in an amount not to exceed $ 25,000. The Director of the Department of Medical Assistance Services may terminate or deny a contract to a provider for any violation of this section pursuant to § 32.1-325.
1981, c. 255; 1985, c. 153; 2010, c. 305.
If you’re reading this for anything important, you should double-check its accuracy—read § 32.1-317 on the official Code of Virginia website.
McAmis v. Wallace (District Court, W.D. Virginia, 10/06/97)
. . . See 42 C.F.R. § 447.15 (1996); Va.Code Ann. § 32.1-317 (1997). . . .
. . . See 42 C.F.R. § 447.15 (2008); VA.CODE ANN. § 32.1-317 (2004 Repl. Vol.); see also McAmis v. . . .