AXCESS MRI as assignee of JAMES WYCHE, Plaintiff, vs. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.
11 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 439a
Insurance — Personal injury protection — Coverage — Medical expenses — Lawfully rendered treatment — It is not unlawful for provider/assignee providing technical component of magnetic resonance imaging to contract with radiologist as independent contractor to provide professional component of MRI and to globally bill insurer for both technical and professional components — Statute prohibiting kickbacks and split fee arrangements does not prohibit payment of independent contractor to provide professional component, and recent legislation provides evidence that hiring independent contractor as interpreting radiologist and global billing are approved