(a) A person or an entity commits an offense if the person or entity knowingly:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-15-513

  • Elderly adult: means a person seventy (70) years of age or older. See Tennessee Code 39-15-501
  • Obtain: includes , but is not limited to, the taking, carrying away or the sale, conveyance or transfer of title to or interest in or possession of property, and includes, but is not limited to, conduct known as larceny, larceny by trick, larceny by conversion, embezzlement, extortion or obtaining property by false pretenses. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • Person: includes the singular and the plural and means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, governmental subdivision or agency, or other organization or other legal entity, or any agent or servant thereof. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Uses a telephone or other communication or electronic device to obtain information concerning the medical condition or health of an elderly adult;
(2) Sends, or causes to be sent, medical supplies, medical equipment, or medicine to the elderly adult and the items sent are unsolicited or specifically refused; and
(3) Files a claim or submits a bill with the state medicaid plan for reimbursement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or medicine sent to the elderly adult.
(b) Any person who violates this section shall be punished as provided in § 71-5-2601(a)(4).
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