No Referrals Required. Buyer shall neither have nor exercise any control or direction over the number, type, or recipient of patient referrals and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as directing or influencing such referrals. Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed to restrict the professional judgment of the Sellers or any Clinical Provider to use or to refer a patient to any medical practice or facility where necessary or desirable in order to provide proper and appropriate treatment or care to a patient or to comply with the wishes of the patient. No part of this Agreement is intended to induce, encourage, solicit, compensate for (either directly or indirectly, on either an in-cash or in-kind basis) or reimburse for referrals of any patients or business, including any patient or business funded in whole or in part by federal or state government programs (i.e., Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, etc.). The parties acknowledge that there is no requirement under this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties that any party refer patients or other business to another party or any of their respective Affiliates. No payment made under this Agreement shall be in return for the referral of patients or business, including those paid in whole or in part by federal or state health care programs.
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Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (American Caresource Holdings, Inc.), Asset Purchase Agreement (American Caresource Holdings, Inc.)
No Referrals Required. Buyer shall neither have nor exercise any control or direction over the number, type, or recipient of patient referrals and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as directing or influencing such referrals. Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed to restrict the professional judgment of the Sellers Seller Parties or any Clinical Provider to use or to refer a patient to any medical practice or facility where necessary or desirable in order to provide proper and appropriate treatment or care to a patient or to comply with the wishes of the patient. No part of this Agreement is intended to induce, encourage, solicit, compensate for (either directly or indirectly, on either an in-cash or in-kind basis) or reimburse for referrals of any patients or business, including any patient or business funded in whole or in part by federal or state government programs (i.e., Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, etc.). The parties acknowledge that there is no requirement under this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties that any party refer patients or other business to another party or any of their respective Affiliates. No payment made under this Agreement shall be in return for the referral of patients or business, including those paid in whole or in part by federal or state health care programs.
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Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (American CareSource Holdings, Inc.)