Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement, or who shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record necessary for carrying out the intent of the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act, Sections 1301 through 1329.1 of this title, for the purpose of committing fraud, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment for not exceeding one (1) year or by both the fine and imprisonment. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall have the right to audit participating employer groups to verify eligibility for any member and/or dependent and may require proof of eligibility upon demand.