As used in this part:
- (1) "Benefit" means the receipt of money, goods, or any other thing of pecuniary value.
(2) "Claim" means any request or demand for money or property:
(a) made to any:
- (i) employee, officer, or agent of the state;
- (ii) contractor with the state; or
- (iii) grantee or other recipient, whether or not under contract with the state; and
(b) if:
- (i) any portion of the money or property requested or demanded was issued from or provided by the state; or
- (ii) the state will reimburse the contractor, grantee, or other recipient for any portion of the money or property.
(3) "False statement" or "false representation" means a wholly or partially untrue statement or representation which is:
- (a) knowingly made; and
- (b) a material fact with respect to the claim.
- (4) "Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-8-411.
(5) "Knowing" and "knowingly":
- (a) for purposes of criminal prosecutions for violations of this part, is one of the culpable mental states described in Subsection 26B-3-1108(1); and
- (b) for purposes of civil prosecutions for violations of this part, is the required culpable mental state as defined in Subsection 26B-3-1109(1).
(6) "Medical benefit" means a benefit paid or payable to:
- (a) a health care provider; or
(b) a recipient or a provider under a program administered by the state under:
- (i) Titles V and XIX of the federal Social Security Act;
- (ii) Title X of the federal Public Health Services Act;
- (iii) the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966 as amended by Pub. L. No. 94-105; and
- (iv) any programs for medical assistance of the state.
- (7) "Person" means an individual, corporation, unincorporated association, professional corporation, partnership, or other form of business association.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session