HB 2333 Summary

• Establishes unlawful patient brokering statute by adding section 13-3730 to Arizona Revised Statutes, making it illegal for any person, health care provider, health care facility, or structured sober living home to offer, pay, solicit, or receive commissions, bonuses, rebates, kickbacks, bribes, or split-fee arrangements to induce patient referrals or patronage.

• Creates three tiered felony classifications based on consideration value: class 3 felony for $1,000 or more; class 4 felony for $100-$999; and class 6 felony for $100 or less.

• Provides exceptions for nurse registry referrals, Medicare/Medicaid compliant payments, group practice internal payments, insurance agent commissions, health insurer reimbursements, and contracted provider network payments.

• Allows payments to health information services that provide free consumer referral information without steering consumers, provided the services do not offer transportation, charge fair market value fees unrelated to patient value, and do not provide diagnostic or counseling services.