45:1-11 - Violations; penalty - New Jersey Statutes

45:1-11.  Violations;  penalty
    Any person violating this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

     L.1973, c. 322, s. 2, eff. Dec. 18, 1973.
 
45:1-12  Extra fee for completion of medical claim form, certain practitioners, penalty.
1.No podiatrist, optometrist or psychologist and no professional service corporation engaging in the practice of podiatric medicine, optometry or psychology in this State shall charge a patient an extra fee for services rendered in completing a medical claim form in connection with a health insurance policy. Any person violating this act shall be subject to a fine of $100.00 for each offense.

Such penalty shall be collected and enforced by summary proceedings pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).  The Superior Court and municipal court shall have jurisdiction within its territory of such proceedings. Process shall be either in the nature of a summons or warrant and shall issue in the name of the State, upon the complaint of the State Board of Medical Examiners with respect to podiatrists, the New Jersey State Board of Optometry for optometrists or the State Board of Psychological Examiners for psychologists.

L.1975,c.300,s.1; amended 1991, c.91, s.447; 2005, c.259, s.37.