Business Arrangements: OIG SHINES LIGHT ON ADVISORY OPINIONS
What to expect if you want an OIG stamp of approval on your business needs.
The anti-kickback law is so complicated that even your good faith efforts to craft compliant business arrangements could land you in legal hot water. And if you're in a kickback gray area, the only way to know for sure that you're safe from penalties is to secure a favorable advisory opinion from the HHS Office of Inspector General.
The OIG made what to expect from the advisory opinion process a little bit clearer in a Frequently Asked Questions document posted to its Web...
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