2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-37 - Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Section 5-37-21 - Fee splitting.

Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 5-37-21 (2017)

§ 5-37-21. Fee splitting.

No physician shall directly or indirectly receive payment, reimbursement, compensation, or fee for a referral to any clinical laboratory. A violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof may be punished by imprisonment for not longer than one year or a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1975, ch. 114, § 3.)

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