Suggestions for Safe Harbor proposals face a deadline of February 27, 2018, according to a Federal Register announcement. The same deadline applies to suggestions for practices that should be discussed in a Special Fraud Alert. Safe Harbors The Office of Inspector General (OIG) requests recommendations for Safe Harbors because the Anti-kickback statute “is so broad” that “relatively … Continue Reading
On December 27, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) published final rules (“Final Rules”) regarding the electronic health records (“EHR”) donations Stark Law Exception (42 C.F.R. 411.357(w)) and Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbor (“AKS Safe Harbor”) (42 C.F.R. … Continue Reading
