26-20-4 - Kickbacks or bribes prohibited.
               	 		 26-20-4.    Kickbacks or bribes prohibited.
      (1)  For purposes of this section, kickback or bribe:
      (a)  includes rebates, compensation, or any other form of remuneration which is:
      (i)  direct or indirect;
      (ii)  overt or covert; or
      (iii)  in cash or in kind; and
      (b)  does not include a rebate paid to the state under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396r-8 or any statesupplemental rebates.
      (2)  A person may not solicit, offer, pay, or receive a kickback or bribe in return for or toinduce:
      (a)  the purchasing, leasing, or ordering of any goods or services for which payment is ormay be made in whole or in part pursuant to a medical benefit program; or
      (b)  the referral of an individual to another person for the furnishing of any goods orservices for which payment is or may be made in whole or in part pursuant to a medical benefitprogram.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 48, 2007 General Session