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...Form: Informed Consent for Telehealth for Behavioral Health Services
Subject Matter: Informed Consent for Telehealth for Behavioral Health Services Jurisdiction: Federal Form: Members Login | Join BHAPHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Subject Matter: Confidentiality requirements Jurisdiction: Federal Citations: 42 CFR § 164 et seq. Summary: Federal law, often referred to as HIPAA, which governs the confidentiality of medical records held by certain types of providers called covered entities. HIPAA...Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act
Subject Matter: Insurance coverage Jurisdiction: Federal Citations: 29 U.S. Code § 1185a; 45 CFR Part 147.136 et seq. Summary: Federal legislation signed into law in 2008 that required large insurance plans to cover mental health care as they would general medical...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...
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