Current through 2024 Session Acts Chapter 111 and 2024 Special Session Acts Chapter 4
Section 21-5931 - Destruction or concealment of records(a) Destruction or concealment of records is intentionally destroying or concealing such records as are necessary to disclose fully: (1) The nature of the goods, services, items, facilities or accommodations for which a claim was submitted or payment was received under the medicaid program; or(2) all income and expenditures upon which rates of payment were based under the medicaid program.(b) Destruction or concealment of records is a severity level 9, nonperson felony.(c) Upon submitting a claim for or upon receiving payment for goods, services, items, facilities or accommodations under the medicaid program, a person shall not destroy or conceal any records for five years after the date on which payment was received, if payment was received, or for five years after the date on which the claim was submitted, if the payment was not received. L. 1996, ch. 267, § 6; July 1; L. 2010, ch. 136, § 155, 7/1/2011.