Becker's Healthcare September 17, 2021
From rules governing referrals for family members to compensation, here are four Stark Law updates from 2021 that ASC leaders need to know:
1. Immediate family members:
In a 2022 proposed payment rule update released July 23, CMS refined Stark Law regulations on indirect compensation arrangements for physician referrals to services performed by immediate family members.
CMS clarified the indirect compensation arrangement definition of compensation units as payment for anything other than services personally performed by the immediate family member.
The proposed rule update includes payment for space, equipment and services performed by a family member, or company the family member has ownership in.
Read more here.
2. Group practice structure:
CMS clarified in an advisory opinion that...
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