CMS and OIG release sweeping proposals to modernize Stark Law and AKS regulations

On Thursday, October 17, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) will publish in the Federal Register two proposals to implement major changes to Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) regulations. We have summarized a portion of those proposed … Continue reading

CMS issues new Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP)

By Savannah Wiseman (US) and Joseph Keillor (US) on April 17, 2017 Posted in Regulatory

CMS recently finalized a new Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP) that includes forms for healthcare providers to use to disclose actual and potential violations of the federal physician self-referral statute (the “Stark Law”). Use of the new forms is mandatory starting June 1, 2017, but CMS encourages healthcare providers to start using the new forms immediately. … Continue reading

CMS issues anticipated Medicare overpayments final rule; relaxes initial proposals

By Thomas Dowdell (US), Carol Poindexter (US) and Mark Faccenda (US) on February 12, 2016 Posted in Regulatory

On February 11, 2016, CMS issued a final rule clarifying the requirement of § 1128J(d) of the Social Security Act (created by § 6402(d) of the Affordable Care Act) that health care providers must report and return overpayments within 60 days of the date when they have identified the overpayment or the date any applicable … Continue reading