{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-205.8461","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 205.8461","heading":"Unlawful referral practices of provider -- Penalties.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in KRS 205.510 to 205.630, no provider shall\nknowingly solicit, receive, or offer any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe,\nor rebate) for furnishing medical assistance benefits or in return for purchasing,\nleasing, ordering, or arranging for or recommending purchasing, leasing, or ordering\nany goods, facility, service, or item for which payment may be made pursuant to\nTitle XIX of the Social Security Act.\n(2) (a)  No provider shall knowingly make, offer, or receive a pay ment, a rebate of a\nfee, or a charge for referring a recipient to another provider for furnishing of\nbenefits.\n(b) Any conduct or activity which does not violate or which is protected under the\nprovisions of 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395nn or 42 U.S.C. sec. 1320A -7b(b), as\namended, or federal regulations promulgated under those statutes, shall not be\ndeemed to violate the provisions of KRS 205.8451 to 205.8483, and the\nconduct or activity shall be accorded the same protections allowed under\nfederal law and regulation.\n(3) Any person who violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be guilty of a\nClass A misdemeanor unless the combination or aggregation of offenses is valued at\nthree hundred dollars ($300) or more, in which case it shall be a Class D felony. In\naddition to any other penalty authorized by law, any person who violates the\nprovisions of subsection (2)(a) of this section shall not be entitled to bill or collect\nfrom the recipient or any third -party payor and shall repay any payments due the\nCommonwealth for services provided which were related to the referral.","path":["KRS Chapter 205"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7856","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:05Z","sha256":"7b7d4c5fa4a9ccd9042893b2d8da17e227b1dd8f4ff4c242a17c2a53582f0359","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-205.8459","next":"us-ky/krs-205.8463"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}