tci Part B Insider - 2006 Issue 9

COMPLIANCE: Flat Fees, Fair-Market Payments Won't Get You In Hot Water

Learn to navigate 4 tricky Stark law exceptionsNobody ever accused the Stark law of stark simplicity.That law, named for Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark (D-CA), says doctors can't refer patients to anyone with whom they have financial relationships, including hospitals. There are a whole bunch of exceptions to the rule, but they're headache-inducingly complicated. Luckily, a few of the exceptions have become simpler recently, including: 1. Indirect compensation relationships. Instead of the doctor making a deal with a hospital directly, the doctor makes a deal through a third party, like a medical group. That way, the doctor doesn't have...

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