La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIII-3105

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LIII-3105 - Prohibition of Payments for Referrals [Formerly Section 2705]

A. A pharmacist or pharmacy 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 pharmacist for the furnishing, or arranging for the furnishing, of any health care item or service.

B. A pharmacist or pharmacy 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, § LIII-3105

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Pharmacy, LR 14:708 (October 1988), effective January 1, 1989, amended LR 29:2113 (October 2003), effective January 1, 2004, repromulgated LR 34:2159 (October 2008).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1182.