§ 23-17-18

Any person who shall obtain medical or surgical or obstetrical treatment, under false representations of his or her financial condition, from any health care facility, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both, in the discretion of the court, for each offense. History of Section.P.L. 1932, ch. 1956, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 3; P.L. 1948, ch. 2112, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 16; P.L. 1949, ch. 2387, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16-18; P.L. 1972, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 269, § 5; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-18.