La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LI-113
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LI-113 - ReferralsA. No optometrist shall offer, make, solicit, or receive payment, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in-kind, for referring or soliciting patients.B. No optometrist shall make referrals outside the same group practice as that of the referring optometrist to any other health care provider, licensed health care facility, or provider of health care goods and services including but not limited to medical suppliers, and therapeutic services when the referring optometrist has a financial interest served by such referral, unless in advance of any such referral the referring optometrist, discloses to the patient, in writing, the existence of such financial interest.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LI-113
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Optometry Examiners, LR 32:630 (April 2006).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1048.