For the purposes of this article: “Health care provider or health care facility” means any person or entity licensed or certified or authorized by law to provide professional health care service in this state to a patient during that patients medical, remedial or behavioral health care, treatment, or confinement. “Health care provider network entity” means […]
(a) It is unlawful for any person, including any health care provider or health care facility, to: (1) Offer or pay a commission, benefit, bonus, rebate, kickback, or bribe, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, or engage in any split-fee arrangement, in any form whatsoever, to induce the referral of a patient or […]
This article does not apply to the following payment practices: (1) Any discount, payment, waiver of payment, or payment practice expressly authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b)(3) or regulations adopted thereunder;
