Rule 4734-9-09 | Fee splitting prohibited.
(A) A licensee shall not divide fees, charges, income, or collections or have any arrangement to share fees, charges, income, or collections with any other person, except those which reflect services performed or result from lawful ownership of a business organization, as described in section 4734.17 of the Revised Code.
The following situations are exceptions to the above rule:
(1) A licensee may have an agreement with their clinic, firm, partner, or associate to provide for the payment of money, over a reasonable period of time after their death, to the estate or to one or more specified persons;
(2) A licensee or chiropractic organization may include non- chiropractic physician employees in a retirement plan, even though the plan is based in whole or in part on a profit-sharing arrangement.
(B) A licensee may not predicate the payment of financial consideration to any individual or entity who solicits potential patients on behalf of the licensee's practice, that is based wholly on the number of patient referrals obtained, unless that individual is a doctor of chiropractic employed by the licensee.
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