Illinois Compiled Statutes 305 ILCS 5/8A-14 – Bribery and graft in connection with health care
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(a) As used in this Section:
“Health care official” means any of the following:
(1) An administrator, officer, trustee, fiduciary,
“Health care official” means any of the following:
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 305 ILCS 5/8A-14
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(1) An administrator, officer, trustee, fiduciary,
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custodian, counsel, agent, or employee of any health plan.
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(2) An officer, counsel, agent, or employee of an
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organization that provides, proposes to provide, or contracts to provide services to any health plan.
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(3) An official, employee, or agent of a State or
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federal agency having regulatory or administrative authority over any health plan.
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“Health plan” has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 8A-13.
(b) Any person, firm, corporation, association, agency, institution, or other legal entity that
(1) directly or indirectly gives, offers, or promises
(b) Any person, firm, corporation, association, agency, institution, or other legal entity that
(1) directly or indirectly gives, offers, or promises
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anything of value to a health care official, or offers or promises to a health care official to give anything of value to another person, with the intent
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(A) to influence or reward any act or decision of
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any health care official exercising any authority in any State or federally funded or mandated health plan other than as specifically allowed by law, or
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(B) to influence the official to commit, aid in
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the commission of, or conspire to allow any fraud in a State or federally funded or mandated health plan, or
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(C) to induce the official to engage in any
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conduct in violation of the official’s lawful duty, or
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(2) being a health care official, directly or
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indirectly demands, solicits, receives, accepts, or agrees to accept anything of value personally or for any other person or entity, the giving of which would violate paragraph (1) of this subsection,
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is guilty of a violation of this Article and shall be punished as provided in Section 8A-6.