                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OFFER OR PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION IN EXCHANGE FOR REFERRAL PROHIBITED (§
32.1-135.2)

No hospital licensed pursuant to this chapter shall knowingly and willfully
offer or pay any remuneration directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, to
induce any practitioner of the healing arts or any clinical psychologist to
refer an individual or individuals to such hospital. The Board shall adopt
regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Such
regulations shall be developed in conjunction with the State Board of Behavioral
Health and Developmental Services and shall be consistent with regulations
adopted by such Board pursuant to § 37.2-420. Such regulations shall exclude
from the definition of &#8220;remuneration&#8221; any payments, business
arrangements, or payment practices not prohibited by 42 U.S.C. § 1320a, as
amended, or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 379; 1996, cc. 937, 980; 2009, cc. 813, 840.