22 §2033. Rebates or fee splitting prohibited

Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE

Subtitle 2: HEALTH

Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE

Chapter 411: MAINE MEDICAL LABORATORY ACT

Article 7: ACCEPTANCE, COLLECTION, IDENTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF SPECIMENS AND REPORTS OF FINDINGS

§2033. Rebates or fee splitting prohibited

The owner or director of a laboratory licensed under this Act, either personally or through an agent, shall not practice in any manner which offers or implies to offer rebates to persons submitting specimens or other fee splitting inducements, or participate in any fee splitting arrangement. This applies to contents of fee schedules, billing methods or personal solicitation. The contractual provision of laboratory services for a fixed fee independent of the number of specimens submitted for such services is declared to be a violation of this section. A copy of the itemized statement shall be sent to the patient. [1975, c. 218, (RPR).]

SECTION HISTORY

1967, c. 380, (NEW). 1973, c. 179, (AMD). 1975, c. 218, (RPR).