{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18/s24","title":18,"num":"\u00a7\u202f24.","heading":"Definitions relating to Federal health care offense","text":"\u00a7\u202f24.\nDefinitions relating to Federal health care offense\n(a) As used in this title, the term \u201cFederal health care offense\u201d means a violation of, or a criminal conspiracy to violate\u2014\n(1) section 669, 1035, 1347, or 1518 of this title or section 1128B of the Social Security Act (\n42 U.S.C. 1320a\u20137b\n(2) section 287, 371, 664, 666, 1001, 1027, 1341, 1343, 1349, or 1954 of this title section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (\n21 U.S.C. 331\n29 U.S.C. 1131\n1\n1 So in original. The second comma probably should follow \u201c1954 of this title\u201d.\n(b) As used in this title, the term \u201chealth care benefit program\u201d means any public or private plan or contract, affecting commerce, under which any medical benefit, item, or service is provided to any individual, and includes any individual or entity who is providing a medical benefit, item, or service for which payment may be made under the plan or contract.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t18/s24.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s24","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f24."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions relating to Federal health care offense"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s24/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" As used in this title, the term \u201cFederal health care offense\u201d means a violation of, or a criminal conspiracy to violate\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s24/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" section 669, 1035, 1347, or 1518 of this title or section 1128B of the Social Security Act (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"42 U.S.C. 1320a\u20137b","href":"/us/usc/t42/s1320a\u20137b","tail":"); or"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s24/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" section 287, 371, 664, 666, 1001, 1027, 1341, 1343, 1349, or 1954 of this title section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"21 U.S.C. 331","href":"/us/usc/t21/s331","tail":"), or section 501 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("},{"t":"ref","text":"29 U.S.C. 1131","href":"/us/usc/t29/s1131","tail":"), or section 411, 518, or 511 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,,"},{"t":"ref","text":"1"},{"t":"num","text":"1","tail":"\u202fSo in original. The second comma probably should follow \u201c1954 of this title\u201d."},{"t":"text","text":"\u202fSo in original. The second comma probably should follow \u201c1954 of this title\u201d.","tail":" if the violation or conspiracy relates to a health care benefit program."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s24/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"content","text":" As used in this title, the term \u201chealth care benefit program\u201d means any public or private plan or contract, affecting commerce, under which any medical benefit, item, or service is provided to any individual, and includes any individual or entity who is providing a medical benefit, item, or service for which payment may be made under the plan or contract.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}