77 P.S. § 1039.3 Compensation Paid By Lawyers Or Health Care Providers to Secure Employment

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-27
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 77 P.S. § 1039.3

(a) A lawyer may not compensate or give anything of value to a nonlawyer to recommend or secure employment by a client or as a reward for having made a recommendation resulting in employment by a client, except that the lawyer may pay:

(1) the reasonable cost of advertising or written communication as permitted by the rules of professional conduct; or

(2) the usual charges of a not-for-profit lawyer referral service or other legal service organization.

Upon a conviction of an offense under this clause, the prosecutor shall certify the conviction to the disciplinary board of the Supreme Court for appropriate action, including suspension or disbarment.

(b) With respect to a workers' compensation insurance benefit or claim, a health care provider may not compensate or give anything of value to a person to recommend or secure the provider's service to or employment by a patient or as a reward for having made a recommendation resulting in the provider's service to or employment by a patient, except that the provider may pay the reasonable cost of advertising or written communication as permitted by rules of professional conduct. Upon a conviction of an offense under this subsection, the prosecutor shall certify the conviction to the appropriate licensing board in the Department of State which shall suspend or revoke the health care provider's license.