Sec. 17b-497. (Formerly Sec. 17a-348). Penalties. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 17b-497. (Formerly Sec. 17a-348). Penalties. (a) Any person acting for a pharmacy who submits a false or fraudulent claim under sections 17b-490 to 17b-498, inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant to section 17b-494, or who aids or abets another in the submission of a false or fraudulent claim, or otherwise violates any provision of sections 17b-490 to 17b-498, inclusive, or said regulations, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or both.

      (b) Any person who wilfully misrepresents any fact in connection with obtaining a replacement prescription pursuant to section 17b-492 or in connection with obtaining an identification number or card, or who misuses such identification number or card to obtain prescription drugs shall be subject to suspension of eligibility for a period of not more than one year for a first offense and a permanent revocation of eligibility for a second offense.

      (c) Any pharmacy found guilty of a violation under subsection (a) of this section shall be immediately terminated from participation in the program, and shall be liable to the state for five times the value of any material gain received.

      (d) Any person found guilty of a violation under subsection (b) of this section shall be liable to the state for five times the value of any material gain received.

      (P.A. 85-573, S. 12, 18; P.A. 88-364, S. 78, 123; P.A. 96-169, S. 14; P.A. 04-104, S. 3; P.A. 07-217, S. 76.)

      History: P.A. 88-364 substituted references to Sec. 17-521 for references to Sec. 17-522; Sec. 17-519 transferred to Sec. 17a-348 in 1991; Sec. 17a-348 transferred to Sec. 17b-497 in 1995; P.A. 96-169 amended Subsec. (a) to increase minimum fine from $500 to $1,000, amended Subsec. (c) to replace "subject to immediate termination of" with "immediately terminated from" and increased amount of liability to state from "three" to "five" times the value of material gain received in both Subsecs. (c) and (d); P.A. 04-104 amended Subsec. (b) to include a wilful misrepresentation in connection with obtaining a replacement prescription and to make a technical change, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective July 12, 2007.