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§ 1-304. Disclosure of referring practitioner

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth Occupations

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Patient Referrals (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 1-304
§ 1-304. Disclosure of referring practitioner
Currentness
In general
(a) A health care practitioner shall disclose the name of a referring health care practitioner on each request for payment or bill submitted to a third party payor, including nonprofit health plans and fiscal intermediaries and carriers, that may be responsible for payment, in whole or in part, of the charges for a health care service, if the health care practitioner knows or has reason to believe:
(1) There has been a referral by a health care practitioner; and
(2) The referring health care practitioner has a beneficial interest in or compensation arrangement with the health care entity that is prohibited under § 1-302 of this subtitle.
Disciplinary actions
(b) A health care practitioner who knows or should have known of the practitioner's failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall be subject to disciplinary action by the appropriate licensing board.

Credits

Added by Acts 1993, c. 376, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1993.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 1-304, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 1-304
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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