Stark law compliance: 5 key notes
By Admin | October 05, 2023
Understanding physician arrangements and Stark law is critical to ensure patient care while complying with legal policy, according to an Oct. 4 article published in JDSupra and written by the Health Care Compliance Association.
Here are five notes to know:
1. Adhering to Stark law is important because it is a strict liability statute that does not require proof of intent to violate the law, the article said.
2. Stark law prohibits physicians from making referrals for certain Medicare-payable health services if the physician or immediate family member has a financial relationship with the entity.
3. These services include lab services, physical, occupational and...(MORE)
For more info please read, Stark law compliance: 5 key notes, by Becker's ASC Review
