California Business and Professions Code

§ 655.8

BPC § 655.8 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)It is unlawful for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred to in this division to charge, bill, or otherwise solicit payment from any patient, client, customer, or third-party payer for performance of the technical component of Computerized Tomography (CT), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) diagnostic imaging services if those services were not actually rendered by the licensee or a person under his or her supervision.

(b)Radiological facilities or imaging centers performing the technical component of CT, PET, or MRI diagnostic imaging services shall directly bill either the patient or the responsible third-party payer for such services rendered by those facilities. Radiological facilities or imaging centers shall not bill the licensee who requests the services.

(c)This section shall not apply to any of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 469, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.