New York Consolidated Laws, Social Services Law - SOS § 366-f. Persons acting in concert with a medical assistance provider;  prohibited practices

(a) solicit, receive, accept or agree to receive or accept any payment or other consideration in any form from another person to the extent such payment or other consideration is given (i) for the referral of services for which payment is made under this title or (ii) to purchase, lease or order any good, facility, service or item for which payment is made under this title;  or

(b) offer, agree to give or give any payment or other consideration in any form to another person to the extent such payment or other consideration is given (i) for the referral of services for which payment is made under this title;  or (ii) to purchase, lease or order any good, facility, service or item for which payment is made under this title;

(c) this subdivision shall not apply to any activity specifically exempt by federal statute or federal regulations promulgated thereunder.

(a) a term of imprisonment in accordance with the penal law;  or

(b) a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars;  or

(c) if the defendant has obtained money or property through a violation of the provisions of this section, a fine in an amount, fixed by the court, not to exceed double the amount of the defendant's gain from a violation of such provisions.  In such event, the provisions of subdivision three of section 80.00 of the penal law shall be applicable to the sentence;  or

(d) both the imprisonment and the fine.