Establishment of SAMHSA

Subject Matter: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Jurisdiction: Federal Citations: 42 U.S. Code § 290aa et seq. Summary: Federal law that establishes the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) as a...

Stark Law

Subject Matter: Physician self-referrals Jurisdiction: Federal Citations: 42 U.S. Code § 1395nm et seq. Summary: Federal law that prohibits physician self-referral of a Medicare or Medicaid patient to a facility that provides designated health services in cases where...

Federal False Claims Act

Subject Matter: False claims Jurisdiction: Federal Citations: 31 U.S. Code § 3729 et seq. Summary: Federal law, also known by its acronym FCA, which prevents individuals and companies from defrauding federal government programs (including Medicare and Medicaid), and...