California · Penal Code
PEN §471.5: Any person who alters or modifies the medical record of any person, with fraudulent intent, or who, with fraudulent intent, creates any false medical record, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
Creating or altering medical records with intent to defraud is a misdemeanor offense.
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Any person who alters or modifies the medical record of any person, with fraudulent intent, or who, with fraudulent intent, creates any false medical record, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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