Skip to main content
Find a Lawyer

Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 8-508

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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;  1

(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.

1 Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.
Previous Part of Code Next Part of Code
Back to Chapter List

Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 8-508 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-law/md-code-crim-law-sect-8-508/

FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.

Was this helpful?

Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes

A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.

Go to Learn About the Law

Latest Blog Posts

For Legal Professionals

Learn About The Law

Get help with your legal needs

FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.

Go to Learn About the Law

Need to Find an Attorney?

Search our directory by legal issue

Enter information in one or both fields (Required)

Copied to clipboard