Furnishing of goods or services; kickbacks or bribes; payments or rebates for referrals; felony; penalty.
MCL 400.604
in effect400.604. Furnishing of goods or services; kickbacks or bribes; payments or rebates for referrals; felony; penalty.
Sec. 4.
A person that solicits, offers, or receives a kickback or bribe in connection with the furnishing of goods or services for which payment is or may be made in whole or in part under a program established under the social welfare act, 280 PA 1939, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, makes or receives the payment, or receives a rebate of a fee or charge for referring an individual to another person for the furnishing of the goods and services is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years, or by a fine of not more than $30,000.00, or both. Model arrangements and model patient incentives, as authorized and sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, do not constitute a kickback or bribe under this section.
1977, Act 72, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1977; Am. 2026, Act 97, Imd. Eff. Sept. 21, 2026
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-400-604Fetched: 10/20/2026