02-031 C.M.R. ch. 870, § 3 - Prohibited Referrals

A health care practitioner may not refer any patient to an outside facility in which he or she is an investor, other than:

A. To a facility certified by the Superintendent as an exempt practitioner-owned facility pursuant to Section 4 of this Rule;

B. To a facility within which the practitioner directly provides health services and will be personally involved in the referred patient's care;

C. Pursuant to a contract with a health maintenance organization, or under a preferred provider arrangement, in which the patient is enrolled; or

D. An independent publicly traded facility in compliance with 22 M.R.S.A. §2085(3).

Notes

02-031 C.M.R. ch. 870, § 3