§ 588 — Violations and penalties

§ 588. Violations and penalties. 1. Any health services purveyor,\nclinical laboratory, or any agent, employee or fiduciary of a health\nservices purveyor or clinical laboratory who violates the provisions of\nsection five hundred eighty-six of this title, or any rule or regulation\nadopted pursuant thereto, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall\nbe punishable in accordance with the provisions of the penal law.\n 2. Any health services purveyor, clinical laboratory, or any agent,\nemployee or fiduciary of a health services purveyor or clinical\nlaboratory who violates the provisions of section five hundred\neighty-seven of this title, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant\nthereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by:\n (a) a term of imprisonment in accordance with the penal law; or\n (b) a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than ten\nthousand dollars; or\n (c) if the defendant has gained money or property through a violation\nof the provisions of this section, a fine in an amount, fixed by the\ncourt, not to exceed double the amount of the defendant's gain from a\nviolation of such provisions. In such event, the provisions of\nsubdivision three of section 80.00 of the penal law shall be applicable\nto the sentence; or\n (d) both the imprisonment and the fine.\n