Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: CHIP and Medicaid; applications for are under oath, subject to perjury for giving false information.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/05 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Judiciary B | |
| 2 | 01/31 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2006 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Reeves
Code Sections: A 041-0086-0015, A 043-0013-0115
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-86-15 AND 43-13-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A PERSON APPLIES FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) OR THE MEDICAID PROGRAM, THE PERSON SHALL SIGN THE APPLICATION UNDER OATH, SUBJECT TO THE FULL PENALTIES FOR PERJURY, THAT ALL OF THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE APPLICATION IS TRUE TO THE BEST OF THE APPLICANT'S KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON PROVIDES FALSE INFORMATION IN THE APPLICATION, KNOWING THE INFORMATION TO BE FALSE, THE PERSON IS GUILTY OF PERJURY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE APPLICATION FORM SHALL CONTAIN A WARNING IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE SIGNATURE LINE THAT IF THE APPLICANT PROVIDES FALSE INFORMATION IN THE APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE FULL PENALTIES FOR PERJURY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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