CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENT DISPOSITION OF ASSETS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN MEDICAID BENEFITS.

SEC. 217. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENT DISPOSITION OF ASSETS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN MEDICAID BENEFITS. Section 1128B(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b(a)) is amended— (1) by striking “or” at the end of paragraph (4); (2) by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (5); and 110 STAT. 2009 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: “(6) knowingly and willfully disposes of assets (including by any transfer in trust) in order for an individual to become eligible for medical assistance under a State plan under title XIX, if disposing of the assets results in the imposition of a period of ineligibility for such assistance under section 1917(c).”.