Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.606 (2026)

Obtaining payment or allowance of false claim; felony; penalty.

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THE MEDICAID FALSE CLAIM ACT

Act 72 of 1977

400.606 Obtaining payment or allowance of false claim; felony; penalty.

Sec. 6.

(1) A person shall not enter into an agreement, combination, or conspiracy to defraud the state by obtaining or aiding another to obtain the payment or allowance of a false claim under the social welfare act, Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being sections 400.1 to 400.121 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or by a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both.

History: 1977, Act 72, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1977 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 333, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1984

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1989–1989 · leading case: People v. Freedland, 444 N.W.2d 250 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989).

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People v. Freedland, 444 N.W.2d 250 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 4× “, were tried jointly on charges of conspiracy to commit Medicaid fraud, MCL 400.606; MSA 16.614(6), and Medicaid fraud, MCL 400.”

People v. Payne, 442 N.W.2d 675 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). “The prosecutor filed a nineteen-count complaint in district court charging defendants with one count of conspiracy to defraud Medicaid, MCL 400.606; MSA 16.614(6), one count of conspiracy to defraud a health care corporation, MCL 752.”

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