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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 255 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1991, chapter 695; in 2010, chapter 305<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77747,"section_number":"32.1-325","catch_line":"Board to submit plan for medical assistance services to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to federal law; administration of plan; contracts with health care providers","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-325\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77747,"section_number":"32.1-325","catch_line":"Board to submit plan for medical assistance services to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to federal law; administration of plan; contracts with health care providers","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-325\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204727,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65811,"identifier":"32.1-316","token":"32.1\/9\/1\/32.1-316","url":"\/32.1-316\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-316\/","token":"32.1\/9\/1\/32.1-316","dublin_core":{"Title":"False statement or representation as to conditions or operations of institution or facility; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-316","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person<\/span> who knowingly, willfully, and fraudulently makes or causes to be made, or induces or seeks to induce the making of, any false statement or representation of a material<\/span> fact<\/span> with respect to the conditions or operations of any institution or facility in order<\/span> that such institution or facility may qualify, either upon initial certification or upon recertification, as a hospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or home care organization shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony<\/span>. In addition thereto, a fine may be imposed in an amount not to exceed $5,000. The Director of the Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services may terminate or deny a contract<\/span> to a provider for any violation of this section pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-325<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFALSE STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION AS TO CONDITIONS OR OPERATIONS OF INSTITUTION\nOR FACILITY; PENALTY (\u00a7 32.1-316)\n\nAny person who knowingly, willfully, and fraudulently makes or causes to be\nmade, or induces or seeks to induce the making of, any false statement or\nrepresentation of a material fact with respect to the conditions or operations\nof any institution or facility in order that such institution or facility may\nqualify, either upon initial certification or upon recertification, as a\nhospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or home care\norganization shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. In addition thereto, a fine\nmay be imposed in an amount not to exceed $5,000. The Director of the Department\nof Medical Assistance Services may terminate or deny a contract to a provider\nfor any violation of this section pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-325.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 255; 1991, c. 695; 2010, c. 305.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}