GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	3 

SENATE BILL 740
Judiciary I Committee Substitute Adopted 5/9/92
House Committee Substitute Favorable 6/18/92

Short Title:  Health Care Provider Runners.	(Public)
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April 22, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT RELATING TO RUNNERS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
“ARTICLE 27.
"Runners Prohibited.
"§ 90-400.  Definition.
As used in this Article, a health care provider is a person holding any license issued under this Chapter.
"§ 90-401.  Direct solicitation prohibited.
A health care provider shall not solicit, through face to face or telephonic communication, any individual prospective patient who the health care provider knows has been involved in a recent motor vehicle accident or catastrophic event.
"§ 90-402.  Runners prohibited.
A health care provider shall not financially compensate in any manner a person, firm, or corporation for recommending or securing the health care provider's employment by a patient, or as a reward for having made a recommendation resulting in the health care provider's employment by a patient.  This provision shall not be construed to prohibit a health care provider's purchase of advertising from a bona fide mass media outlet.
"§ 90-403.  Sanctions.
Violation of G.S. 90-401 or G.S. 90-402 shall be grounds for the offending health care provider's licensing board to suspend or revoke the health care provider's license, to refuse to renew the health care provider's license, or to take any other disciplinary action authorized by law."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.