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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, § 42

Excess charges; penalty

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, § 42, Excess charges; penalty, Massachusetts, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1551371
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Section 42. Whoever knowingly and willfully charges for any service provided to a patient under this chapter, money or other consideration at a rate in excess of the rates established in accordance with this chapter, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.