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Wash. Rev. Code § 74.09.230 (2026)

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Any person, including any corporation, that
(1) knowingly makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in any application for any payment under any medical care program authorized under this chapter or other applicable law, or
(2) at any time knowingly makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact for use in determining rights to such payment, or knowingly falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact in connection with such application or payment, or
(3) having knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting (a) the initial or continued right to any payment, or (b) the initial or continued right to any such payment of any other individual in whose behalf he or she has applied for or is receiving such payment, conceals or fails to disclose such event with an intent fraudulently to secure such payment either in a greater amount or quantity than is due or when no such payment is authorized,
shall be guilty of a class C felony: PROVIDED, That the fine, if imposed, shall not be in an amount more than twenty-five thousand dollars, except as authorized by RCW 9A.20.030.
[ 2018 c 201 s 7011; 2013 c 23 s 203; 1979 ex.s. c 152 s 4.]

Notes:

Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1986–2018 · leading case: State v. Quinn, 719 P.2d 936 (Wash. Ct. App. 1986).
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State v. Quinn, 719 P.2d 936 (Wash. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 3× “Quinn contends since 16 counts were based on RCW 74.09.230, which was not enacted until 1979, the court erred in admitting evidence of billings submitted prior to 1979.”
State Of Washington v. Burnice Renee Thompson, 370 P.3d 586 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “…to secure such payment either in a greater amount or quantity than is due or when no such payment is authorized.” RCW 74.09.230(3).”
State v. Wright, 334 P.3d 22 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “Wright was eventually charged with first degree theft and with 10 counts of Medicaid false statement, a type of Medicaid fraud prohibited by RCW 74.09.230. ¶9 At trial, Ms. Wright testified that she had worked the 188 hours claimed each month during the charging period, but not…”
State Of Washington v. Brianna Bowden (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “230 includes three alternate means of commission: Any person, including any corporation, that (1) knowingly makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in any application for any payment under any medical care program authorized under this…”
State of Washington v. Melody Lynn Wright (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “She offered no other explanation for the inconsistent hours on her time sheets and later submitted a written statement saying the hours she turned in were not correct.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 74.09.230(1) — 3 cases
State v. Quinn, 719 P.2d 936 (Wash. Ct. App. 1986). “Quinn contends since 16 counts were based on RCW 74.09.230, which was not enacted until 1979, the court erred in admitting evidence of billings submitted prior to 1979.”
State of Washington v. Melody Lynn Wright (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “She offered no other explanation for the inconsistent hours on her time sheets and later submitted a written statement saying the hours she turned in were not correct.”
State Of Washington v. Brianna Bowden (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). “230 includes three alternate means of commission: Any person, including any corporation, that (1) knowingly makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in any application for any payment under any medical care program authorized under this…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 74.09.230(3) — 1 case
State Of Washington v. Burnice Renee Thompson, 370 P.3d 586 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “…to secure such payment either in a greater amount or quantity than is due or when no such payment is authorized.” RCW 74.09.230(3).”
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