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(a) A person who manufactures, distributes,
sells, leases, or offers for sale or lease:
(1) a device; or
(2) a kit of parts to construct a device;
designed in whole or in part to intercept, unscram-
ble, or decode a transmission by a cable television
system with the intent that the device or kit be used
to obtain cable television system services without
full payment to the cable television system com-
mits a Level 6 felony.
(b) The sale or distribution by a person of:
(1) any device; or
(2) a kit of parts to construct a device;
described in subsection (a) constitutes prima facie
evidence of a violation of subsection (a) if, before
or at the time of sale or distribution, the person
advertised or indicated that the device or the
assembled kit will enable a person to receive
cable television system service without making full
payment to the cable television system.
35-43-5-7. Welfare fraud.
(a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) obtains public relief or assistance by
means of impersonation, fictitious transfer,
false or misleading oral or written state-
ment, fraudulent conveyance, or other
fraudulent means;
(2) acquires, possesses, uses, transfers,
sells, trades, issues, or disposes of:
(A) an authorization document to
obtain public relief or assistance; or
(B) public relief or assistance;
except as authorized by law;
(3) uses, transfers, acquires, issues, or pos-
sesses a blank or incomplete authoriza-
tion document to participate in public relief
or assistance programs, except as author-
ized by law;
(4) counterfeits or alters an authorization
document to receive public relief or assis-
tance, or knowingly uses, transfers,
acquires, or possesses a counterfeit or
altered authorization document to receive
public relief or assistance; or
(5) conceals information for the purpose of
receiving public relief or assistance to
which he is not entitled;
commits welfare fraud, a Class A misdemeanor,
except as provided in subsection (b).
(b) The offense is:
(1) a Level 6 felony if the amount of pub-
lic relief or assistance involved is more
than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750)
but less than fifty thousand dollars
($50,000); and
(2) a Level 5 felony if the amount of pub-
lic relief or assistance involved is at least
fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(c) Whenever a person is convicted of welfare
fraud under this section, the clerk of the sentenc-
ing court shall certify to the appropriate state
agency and the appropriate agency of the county
of the defendant’s residence:
(1) the defendant’s conviction; and
(2) whether the defendant is place on pro-
bation and restitution is ordered under IC
35-38-2.
35-43-5-7.1. Medicaid fraud.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a
person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) files a Medicaid claim, including an
electronic claim, in violation of IC 12-15;
(2) obtains payment from the Medicaid
program under IC 12-15 by means of a
false or misleading oral or written state-
ment or other fraudulent means;
(3) acquires a provider number under the
Medicaid program except as authorized
by law;
(4) alters with the intent to defraud or fal-
sifies documents or records of a provider
(as defined in 42 CFR 1000.30) that are
required to be kept under the Medicaid
program; or
(5) conceals information for the purpose of
applying for or receiving unauthorized
payments from the Medicaid program;
commits Medicaid fraud, a Class Amisdemeanor.
(b) The offense described in subsection (a)
is:
(1) a Level 6 felony if the fair market value
of the offense is at least seven hundred
fifty dollars ($750) and less than fifty thou-
sand dollars ($50,000); and
(2) a Level 5 felony if the fair market value
of the offense is at least fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000).
