Michigan Laws 333.5879 – Unlawful conduct; misdemeanor
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.5879
- Care: includes treatment, control, transportation, confinement, and isolation in a facility or other location. See Michigan Laws 333.5101
- child: means a single or married individual under 21 years of age whose activity is or may become so restricted by disease or specified medical condition as to reduce the individual's normal capacity for education and self-support. See Michigan Laws 333.5801
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) A person who wilfully makes a false statement or wilfully gives false information for the purpose of securing aid under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) An official of a hospital or a physician or dentist who bills this state for the care of a child or youth with special health care needs in accordance with the fee schedules established under this part and who also attempts to force a parent, relative, or guardian of the child to pay an additional sum for the care is guilty of a misdemeanor.