As the health care industry becomes more complex, so does compliance regarding the False Claims Act, Medicare Fraud, Medicare Abuse, Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), Stark Law, and Criminal Health Care Fraud Statute.
Below is a brief summary as to how Stark Law may be defined and/or interpreted.
The Physician Self-Referral Law, 42 U.S.C. Section 1395nn, often called the Stark Law, prohibits a physician from referring patients to receive “designated health services” payable by Medicare or Medicaid to an entity with which the physician or a member of the physician’s immediate family has a financial relationship, unless an exception applies.
Courtesy of CMS (2/19)
