Section 34-2.8 - Professional courtesy
Effective Date
34-2.8 Professional courtesy.
The provision of clinical laboratory services by a clinical laboratory for health services purveyors, their families, or their employees, agents, or fiduciaries at a charge which is below the lower of the applicable Medicare fee schedule amount or the national limitation amount as defined by the Medicare program for such services is consideration given for referral of specimens for performance of clinical laboratory services, and is prohibited.