{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-400.518","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 400.518","heading":"Prohibited referrals to home health agencies.","body":"(1) A physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 must comply with s. 456.053.\n(2) A hospital or an ambulatory surgical center that has a financial interest in a home health agency is prohibited from requiring any physician on its staff to refer a patient to the home health agency.\n(3)(a) A violation of this section is punishable by an administrative fine not to exceed $15,000. The proceeds of such fines must be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund.\n(b) A physician who violates this section is subject to disciplinary action by the appropriate board under s. 458.331(2) or s. 459.015(2). A hospital or ambulatory surgical center that violates this section is subject to s. 395.0185(2).\n(4) The agency shall impose an administrative fine of $15,000 if a home health agency provides nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, or other staff without charge to a facility licensed under chapter 429 in return for patient referrals from the facility. The proceeds of such fines shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund.\nHistory.—s. 17, ch. 93-214; s. 26, ch. 98-166; s. 17, ch. 2000-160; s. 10, ch. 2008-246; s. 125, ch. 2013-18.","path":["CHAPTER 400 NURSING HOMES AND RELATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0400/0400.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:05:09Z","sha256":"7c575c8aa73ca4631fefa2e9d052f62e08668283d4ffa5445024418ac2ff2056","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-400.512","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-400.5185"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}