Stark Law changes effective October 2008
Healthcare Auditing Weekly, August 12, 2008
CMS posted new Stark Law regulations on July 31, revising and expanding the prohibition on physician referrals for designated health services to entities with which they have financial relationships.
The new rules are part of the inpatient prospective payment systems rate regulations for fiscal year 2009. Some of the final rules will be effective October 1, while the remaining rules will not be effective until 2009.
The changes mostly further restrict physicians’ abilities to maintain investment interests and compensation arrangements with entities to which they make DHS referrals, according to a report from Indianapolis law firm Krieg Devault.
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