Becker's Healthcare February 16, 2023
Law firm Nexsen Pruet laid out five key Stark Law definitions for group physician practices in a Feb. 15 article in JDSupra.
Here are seven definitions to know:
Single legal entity: The group practice must consist of a single legal entity operating as a physician group practice. This does not include informal physician affiliations formed to share profits from referrals or separate group practices with common ownership.
Physicians: The group practice must have at least two physicians who are members of the group — meaning a direct or indirect owner, a physician employee, a locum tenens physician or an on-call physician.
Range of care: Each physician member must provide the full range of patient care services, including...
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