Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-13-124 — Dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Article 13: Miscellaneous Offenses, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-13-124
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) Any person commits the offense of dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care where such person knowingly provides false identifying information for the purpose of either obtaining admittance to, or health services from, a hospital or evading an obligation by the person to make payment to the hospital for services provided at the person's request. For purposes of this section, "identifying information" includes, without limitation, a name, address, or telephone number, or health coverage information. (2) Any person who commits the offense of dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care commits a petty offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
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Is dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care is a petty offense in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-13-124.
Which Colorado statute covers dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care?
Dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care is governed by C.R.S. § 18-13-124 (Dissemination of false information to obtain hospital admittance or care).
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