La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-4205

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XLV-4205 - Prohibition of Payments for Referrals
A. A physician shall not knowingly and willfully make or offer to make any payment, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, to induce another person to refer an individual to the physician for the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of any health care item or service.
B. A physician shall not knowingly and willfully solicit, receive, or accept any payment, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, in return for referring a patient to a health care provider for the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of any health care item or service.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-4205

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 20:1112 (October 1994).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1745 and 37:1270(B)(6).