§ 750.410Solicitation of personal injury claims; validity of contracts; furnishing, selling, or

buying information as to identity or treatment of patient.
 Sec. 410.
    (1) A person, firm, copartnership, association, or organization of any kind, either
 incorporated or unincorporated, or any of the officers, agents, servants, employees, or
 members of any such person, firm, copartnership, association, or organization of any kind,
 either incorporated or unincorporated, or of any division, bureau, or committee of that
 association or organization, either incorporated or unincorporated, who shall directly or
 indirectly, individually or by agent, servant, employee, or member, solicit a person injured as
 the result of an accident, his or her administrator, executor, heirs, or assigns, his or her
 guardian, or members of the family of the injured person, for the purpose of representing that


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 person in making a claim for damages or prosecuting an action or causes of action arising out
 of a personal injury claim against any other person, firm, or corporation, or to employ counsel
 for the purpose of that solicitation, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction
 thereof, if a natural person, be punished by a fine not to exceed $750.00 or by imprisonment
 for not more than 6 months, or both. The same penalties apply upon conviction to a member of
 a copartnership, or an officer or agent of a corporation, association, or other organization, or
 an officer or agent, who shall consent to, participate in, or aid or abet a violation of this section
 upon the part of the copartnership of which he or she is a member, or of the corporation,
 association, or organization of which he or she is such an officer or agent. A contract entered
 into as a result of such a solicitation is void. This subsection does not apply to an unsolicited
 contract entered into by a person, firm, or corporation with an attorney duly admitted to
 practice law in this state.
    (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, administrative rule, or valid legal process, any
 person, firm or corporation who, for any consideration and without the prior written
 permission of a patient or his or her personal representative, furnishes, receives, buys, offers to
 buy, sells, or offers to sell, directly or indirectly, the identity of the patient or any information
 concerning the treatment of the patient, including, but not limited to, information contained in
 the files or records of a health care facility, health care provider, or insurance company, is
 guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of
 not more than $750.00, or both.