Bill Text: VA HB143 | 2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Practitioner self-referral; clarifies those that may make a referral.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0743) [HB143 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2010-HB143-Enrolled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 54.1-2413 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §54.1-2413. Additional conditions related to practitioner-investors. A. No hospital licensed in the Commonwealth shall discriminate against or otherwise penalize any practitioner for compliance with the provisions of this chapter. B. No practitioner, other health care worker, or entity shall enter into any agreement, arrangement, or scheme intended to evade the provisions of this chapter by inducing patient referrals in a manner which would be prohibited by this chapter if the practitioner made the referrals directly. C. No group practice shall be formed for the purpose of facilitating referrals that would otherwise be prohibited by this chapter. D. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a practitioner may refer a patient who is a member of a health maintenance organization to an entity in which the practitioner is an investor if the referral is made pursuant to a contract with the health maintenance organization. E. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a referral
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