{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-216.2950","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 216.2950","heading":"Self-referral restrictions -- Offenses.","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 received from\nMedicare or Medicaid.\n(2) (a) No provider shall knowingly make, offer, or receive a payment, a rebate of a\nfee, or a charge for referring a patient to another provider for furnishing of\nMedicare or Medicaid benefits.\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 this section and the conduct or activity\nshall be accorded the same protections allowed under federal law and\nregulation. Any conduct of activity by any provider which violates the\nprovisions of 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395nn or 42 U.S.C. sec. 1320A -7B(b), as\namended, where Medicare and Medicaid payment is involved, shall be\ndeemed to violate the provisions of this section.\n(3) Any person who vio lates 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 p enalty 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 patient 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 216"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=9000","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:20Z","sha256":"b6ba07265f9b0c8f76acebc89999e139a1710c50cc66980fc631edbce38e095a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-216.2949","next":"us-ky/krs-216.2955"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}