Rhode Island General Laws Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-16.2-5.1. Payment for services rendered by clinical laboratories--Commissions, rebates, and fees--Use of laboratory's name

(a) It shall be unlawful for any purveyor of clinical laboratory services, directly or indirectly, through any person, firm, corporation, or association, or its officers or agents, to bill or receive payment, reimbursement, compensation, or fee from any person other than the recipient of the services, the recipient being the person upon whom the clinical services have been or will be rendered.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be inapplicable to payment by:

(c) A clinical laboratory shall not offer or give a commission, rebate or other fee, directly or indirectly, to any person as consideration for the referral of a specimen derived from a human body to a clinical laboratory for examination by the laboratory.

(d) A clinical laboratory shall not solicit or accept a commission, rebate, or other fee, directly or indirectly, from any person as consideration for the referral of a specimen derived from the human body to a clinical laboratory for examination by the laboratory.

(e) A clinical laboratory shall not lend the use of the name of a clinical laboratory or a licensed hospital or clinic, or any other employee of the laboratory or institution, to an unlicensed clinical laboratory.