Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 2, by striking lines 38-42, and page 3, by striking lines 1-31, and inserting:
/ (D) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of commits medical assistance provider fraud, a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than three years and fined not more than one thousand dollars for each offense. which is punishable as follows:
(1) for a first offense in which the amount of the economic advantage or benefit received is:
(a) not ascertainable or is less than one thousand dollars, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, must be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days;
(b) one thousand dollars or more but less than ten thousand dollars, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, must be fined not less than two thousand nor more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both;
(c) ten thousand dollars or more but less than fifty thousand dollars, is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, must be fined not less than ten thousand nor more than fifty thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; or
(e) fifty thousand dollars or more, is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, must be fined not less than twenty thousand nor more than one hundred thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and
(2) for a second or subsequent offense, regardless of the amount of the economic advantage or benefit received, is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty thousand nor more than one hundred thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.