CMS Proposes Changes to its Stark Law Advisory Opinion Process

CMS Proposes Changes to Stark Law Advisory Opinion Process

The move comes in response to public comments made as a result of a 2018 Request for Information (RFI) regarding CMS's call for recommendations ...

CMS Proposes Welcome Changes to Stark Law Advisory Opinion ...

In releasing the proposed rule, CMS explained that it intends to simplify the process for requesting advisory opinions and will provide the ...

CMS Proposes Changes to its Stark Law Advisory Opinion Process

CMS proposed to amend the advisory opinion regulations for the Physician Self-Referral Law, 42 USC §1395nn (the “Stark Law”).

CMS Proposes Liberalizing the Stark Advisory Opinion Process

The proposed rule, issued July 29, 2019, aims to liberalize CMS's process for issuing advisory opinions on the application of the Physician Self ...

Key Takeaways from CMS' New Proposed Rule on Stark Law ...

Although notable, it seems unlikely that these changes will significantly increase the use of the CMS advisory opinion process or, as the ...

CMS Improves Stark Advisory Opinion Process | Baker Donelson

The update liberalizes and improves CMS's process for issuing advisory opinions on the application of the Physician Self-Referral (Stark) Law.

Advisory Opinions (AOs) - CMS

These opinions provide guidance on whether a physician's referrals for certain designated health services payable by Medicare to an entity with which he or she

CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Stark Law Advisory Opinions

The proposed rule responds to comments CMS received in response to its July 25, 2018 Request for Information, seeking recommendations from the public on how CMS ...

CMS Publishes Proposed Amendments to Stark Law Advisory ...

... changes to the physician self-referral law (Stark Law) advisory opinion (AO) regulations. CMS ... the AO process to comply with the Stark Law.

CMS Finalizes Changes to the Stark Advisory Opinion Regulations

CMS also recently issued sweeping proposed Stark Law regulatory changes as part of the Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care on topics related ...

Stakeholders Asked and CMS Listened – Agency Proposes to ...

... Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed several revisions to its Stark Law advisory opinion process. These proposed revisions follow CMS's receipt of ...

Health Law Checkup | Thompson Coburn LLP

Comments due to CMS by September 27 on proposed changes to Stark Law advisory opinion process · September 5, 2019. A pyramid of blocks featuring health care ...

White Paper: CMS Finalizes Updates to the Stark Law to Reduce ...

CMS finalizes its proposed amendments to the exception for payments by a physician for certain compensation arrangements. Historically, this ...

Comments due to CMS by September 27 on proposed changes to ...

In August 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released proposed changes to its Stark Law advisory opinion process. CMS intends for these ...

Physician Self-Referral - CMS

Prohibits a physician from making referrals for certain designated health services payable by Medicare to an entity with which he or she (or an ...

Advisory Opinions FAQs | Office of Inspector General - HHS.gov

What law applies to the OIG advisory opinion process? Congress ... Can I make changes to my proposed arrangement during the advisory opinion process?

HHS Proposed Rules Seek to Remove Stark Law, Anti-Kickback ...

The proposed rules, respectively released by HHS' Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), ...

HHS Extends Timeline to finalize Stark Law Changes and CMP ...

First, in the Aug. 27 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) delayed the issuance of a final rule on eagerly ...

Stark Law Update: Recent Developments - Health Capital Consultants

Over the past several months, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued various proposed rules and advisory opinions on issues related ...

Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self ...

This final rule addresses any undue regulatory impact and burden of the physician self-referral law. This final rule is being issued in ...