Except as otherwise permitted by law, any person acting individually or through his or her employees or agents, who offers, delivers, receives, or accepts any rebate, refund, commission, preference, patronage, dividend, discount or other consideration, whether in the form of money or otherwise, as compensation or inducement for referring clients or patients to perform or obtain services or benefits pursuant to this division, is guilty of a crime.
Cal. Lab. Code § 3215
General Provisions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 908 F. Supp. 491 - United States v. Neufeld (1995)
Most recently applied in 908 F. Supp. 491 - United States v. Neufeld (November 1995)
Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 116, Sec. 26.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.