Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 465.185 (2025)
Rebates prohibited; penalties.
✓ 2025 Florida Statutes — current through the 2025 Regular Session
Find cases:
SyfertCases citing this section
FL-LEGleg.state.fl.us
JustiaFla. Statutes
CornellLII Search
CasesGoogle Scholar
465.185 Rebates prohibited; penalties.—
(1) It is unlawful for any person to pay or receive any commission, bonus, kickback, or rebate or engage in any split-fee arrangement in any form whatsoever with any physician, surgeon, organization, agency, or person, either directly or indirectly, for patients referred to a pharmacy registered under this chapter.
(2) The department shall adopt rules which assess administrative penalties for acts prohibited by subsection (1). In the case of an entity licensed by the department, such penalties may include any disciplinary action available to the department under the appropriate licensing laws. In the case of an entity not licensed by the department, such penalties may include:
(a) A fine not to exceed $1,000.
(b) If applicable, a recommendation by the department to the appropriate regulatory agency that disciplinary action be taken.
History.—s. 2, ch. 79-106; s. 326, ch. 81-259; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 26, 27, ch. 86-256; s. 59, ch. 91-137; s. 6, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 125, ch. 92-149.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: United States v. Peter Bolos, 104 F.4th 562 (6th Cir. 2024).
United States v. Peter Bolos, 104 F.4th 562 (6th Cir. 2024). “, Fla. Stat. § 465.185 (1). But whether the contract between Synergy and HealthRight was in fact selling prescriptions is the subject of hot dispute on appeal.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.