New York S04874 criminalizes acting as a runner or soliciting a runner to procure patients or clients.

New York S04874 amends the penal law to criminalize acting as a runner or soliciting a runner to procure patients or clients for a pecuniary benefit. A runner is defined as someone who procures clients for a provider for the purpose of obtaining benefits under a contract of insurance or asserting a claim against an insurance carrier. The bill introduces three degrees of unlawful procurement of clients, patients, or customers, with varying penalties based on the value of the benefit and the number of occasions.

New York S04874 criminalizes acting as a runner or soliciting a runner to procure patients or clients.

New York S04874 amends the penal law to criminalize acting as a runner or soliciting a runner to procure patients or clients for a pecuniary benefit. A runner is defined as someone who procures clients for a provider for the purpose of obtaining benefits under a contract of insurance or asserting a claim against an insurance carrier. The bill introduces three degrees of unlawful procurement of clients, patients, or customers, with varying penalties based on the value of the benefit and the number of occasions.