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Perspective

May 25, 2010

Self-Assessment Test by Hon. Alex Ricciardulli

Earn one hour of MCLE credit by reading “Medi-Fraud Crimes And Consequences” by California Deputy Attorney General Malcolm Venolia and answering the questions that follow.

1. Medical providers can be prosecuted for knowingly submitting false or fraudulent claims for health-care benefits, and specific intent to defraud is an element of this offense.

True False

  1. Depending on the claim amount, submitting false or fraudulent claims for health care can be punished as misdemeanors or felonies, but the dollar amounts claimed or at issue cannot ever be aggregated to meet threshold amounts.

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