Arkansas § 5-55-103 Unlawful acts - Classification

Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-55-103 — Unlawful acts - Classification

Arkansas § 5-55-103

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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-103 (2026).

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(a)It is unlawful for any person to commit Medicaid fraud as prohibited by § 5-55-111 .

(b)Medicaid fraud is a:

(1)Class C felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more but less than five thousand dollars ($5,000);

(2)Class B felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more but less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and (3) Class A felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more.

(c)Otherwise, Medicaid fraud is a Class A misdemeanor.

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(a) It is unlawful for any person to commit Medicaid fraud as prohibited by § 5-55-111 . (b) Medicaid fraud is a: (1) Class C felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more but less than five thousand dollars ($5,000); (2) Class B felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more but less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and (3) Class A felony if the aggregate amount of payments illegally claimed is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more. (c) Otherwise, Medicaid fraud is a Class A misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 916,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 978,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1979, No. 823, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-4403; Acts 1993, No. 1291, § 2; 2003, No. 1122, § 1; 2007, No. 827, § 49.