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White Paper: OIG Finalizes New and Revises Existing AKS Safe Harbors and Creates New CMP Law Exception Wednesday, January 20, 2021 On 2 December 2020, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a long-awaited final rule (the Final Rule or Rule). 3The Final Rule adds multiple new safe harbors, revises several existing safe harbors under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), and adds new protections under the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMP Law) which were first addressed in the 17 October 2019 proposed rule. 4 The Final ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: CMS made impactful changes to the Federal physician self-referral law’s (i.e., Stark Law’s) regulations in its Final Rule that were effective January 19, 2021 (with the exception of the changes to 42 C.F.R. § 411.352(i) that are effective January 1, 2022). Although lengthy (190 pages/3-column format), the Final Rule is worth the read with multiple clarifications and revisions to the dense regulations. In this first part of our two-part blog, each reader will find gems in the Final Rule that are impactful, but we note particular...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) completed its “Regulatory Sprint” by finalizing changes to regulations pertaining to two federal fraud and abuse laws. On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule revising regulations to the Stark Law. The Stark Final Rule adds, modifies and clarifies key definitions and exceptions. On the same day, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a final rule revising regulations to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The A...

Tuesday, Dec. 29 The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance presents "Relationship with Growth and Being Your Potential" from 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom. The program will provide high-impact insights and practices for professionals, professional teams, and organizations that bring speed, ease, and extraordinary new possibility to the year ahead.  Cost: Free to members and non-members. Information: mdolinski@greaterreading.org. Friday, Jan. 8 - Advertisement - The Greater Reading Chamber Alliances presents Berks County Commissioners Update 2021 featuring Gene Barr, president and CEO of the Pennsylvani...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In late November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the Inspector General released their final rules revising the Physician Self-Referral Law (the “ Stark Law”) and the Anti-Kickback Statute. The changes are sweeping and while they are generally designed to facilitate coordinated care, some of the changes will impact providers more broadly. Most provisions of the final rules are effective on January 19, 2021.  The following is a brief overview of the hundreds of pages of rules and commentary: The ...