§ 1-742. Payment for securing or soliciting patients for hospital or other entity--Penalties--C...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-742
§ 1-742. Payment for securing or soliciting patients for hospital or other entity--Penalties--Construction of act--Exceptions
A. 1. Any person who intentionally or knowingly pays to or accepts anything of value from any person, firm, association of persons, partnership or corporation for securing or soliciting patients for any health care professional, health care provider or other entity providing health care services in this state, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00).
C. This section shall not apply to licensed insurers, including but not limited to, group hospital service corporations or health maintenance organizations which reimburse, provide, offer to provide or administer hospital, medical, dental or other health-related benefits under a health benefits plan for which it is the payor when it is providing those services under a health benefits plan.
Credits
Laws 1993, c. 165, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 344, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-742, OK ST T. 63 § 1-742
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 125 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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