Any person who intentionally or knowingly pays to or accepts anything of value from any person, firm, association of persons, partnership, or corporation for securing or soliciting patients for any psychiatric or chemical dependency facility in this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punishable by payment of a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). This section shall not apply to licensed insurers, including but not limited to, group hospital service corporations, or health maintenance organizations which reimburse, provide, offer to provide, or administer hospital, medical, dental, or other health-related benefits under a health benefits plan for which it is the payor when it is providing those services under a health benefits plan.