tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2018 Issue 5

Compliance: Is the Stark Law Headed for the Chopping Block?

As the self-referral debate rages on, know these basics. Rumors continue to swirl that the Stark Law will be subject to the Trump Administration's deregulation agenda. And as CMS and other federal healthcare agencies streamline rules and regulations to assist providers with administrative burdens, physician self-referral may be refurbished next. Definition: If you have a partial interest in another healthcare company or service, you cannot exclusively refer patients to the firm unless you have a documented exception. "Stark's fundamental focus is to prevent physicians (except in particular circumstances) from making referrals to entities with which they have a financial...

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