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...Federal Anti-Kick Back Statute
Subject Matter: False claims; criminal penalties for illegal acts Jurisdiction: Federal Citations: 42 U.S. Code § 1320a-7b et seq. Summary: Federal law, also known as the AKS, which makes it a criminal offense knowingly and willfully to offer, pay, solicit, or receive...Accreditation and Certification for Opioid Use Disorders
Subject Matter: Opioid treatment programs Jurisdiction: Federal Citations: 42 CFR § 8 et seq. Summary: Federal regulations governing the accreditation and the certification and treatment standards for opioid treatment programs that provide medication assisted...Health 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...
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