2016 Maryland Code
Health - General
Title 19 - Health Care Facilities
Subtitle 3 - Hospitals and Related Institutions
Part VII - Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Liability
§ 19-356. Medical referral services
(a) Discounts and split fees. -- A hospital or related institution may not grant a discount to or receive a discount from any medical referral service or in any manner split fees with a medical referral service.
(b) Penalty. -- A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $ 100 for the first offense and not exceeding $ 500 for each subsequent conviction for a violation of the same provision.
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