(1) It is unlawful for any person to pay or receive any commission, bonus, kickback, or rebate or engage in any split-fee arrangement, in any form whatsoever, with any physician, surgeon, organization, or person, either directly or indirectly, for patients referred to a licensed facility.
(2) The agency shall enforce subsection (1). In the case of an entity not licensed by the agency, administrative penalties may include:
(a) A fine not to exceed $1,000.
(b) If applicable, a recommendation by the agency to the appropriate licensing board that disciplinary action be taken.
History.—ss. 26, 30, ch. 82-182; ss. 10, 98, ch. 92-289; s. 42, ch. 2013-18.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 395 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation
Part I - Hospitals and Other Licensed Facilities (Ss. 395.001-395.3041)
395.003 - Licensure; denial, suspension, and revocation.
395.004 - Application for license; fees.
395.0056 - Litigation notice requirement.
395.0091 - Alternate-site testing.
395.0161 - Licensure inspection.
395.0162 - Inspection reports.
395.0163 - Construction inspections; plan submission and approval; fees.
395.0185 - Rebates prohibited; penalties.
395.0191 - Staff membership and clinical privileges.
395.0192 - Duty to notify physicians.
395.0195 - Access of chiropractic physicians to diagnostic reports.
395.0197 - Internal risk management program.
395.1011 - Identification, segregation, and separation of biomedical waste.
395.1021 - Treatment of sexual assault victims.
395.1023 - Child abuse and neglect cases; duties.
395.1024 - Patients consenting to adoptions; protocols.
395.1025 - Infectious diseases; notification.
395.1027 - Regional poison control centers.
395.1031 - Emergency medical services; communication.
395.1051 - Duty to notify patients.
395.1052 - Patient access to primary care and specialty providers; notification.
395.1053 - Postpartum education.
395.1054 - Birthing quality improvement initiatives.
395.1055 - Rules and enforcement.
395.106 - Risk pooling by certain hospitals and hospital systems.
395.1061 - Professional liability coverage.
395.1065 - Criminal and administrative penalties; moratorium.
395.107 - Facilities; publishing and posting schedule of charges; penalties.
395.10973 - Powers and duties of the agency.
395.3015 - Patient records; form and content.
395.302 - Patient records; penalties for alteration.
395.3025 - Patient and personnel records; copies; examination.
395.3035 - Confidentiality of hospital records and meetings.
395.3038 - State-listed stroke centers; notification of hospitals.
395.30381 - Statewide stroke registry.