Fee Splitting: Clinic or Laboratory Referrals

The WSMA believes that clinics or laboratories that compensate physicians based on the amount of work referred by the physician to the clinic or laboratory are engaged in fee splitting which is unethical. (JC 6.04-87) (Reaffirmed A-17)

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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:

EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health Services