La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLVII-3613

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLVII-3613 - Prohibition of Payments for Referrals

A. A registered nurse 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 registered nurse for the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of any health care item or service.

B. A registered nurse 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, § XLVII-3613

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Nursing, LR 21:270 (March 1995), amended LR 24:1293 (July 1998).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1745 and R.S. 37:918.