Stark Law Lesley-Ann Herard HCA 322 Jeff Kingsbury May 4‚ 2015 Stark Law was put in place to prevent physicians or groups from taking advantage of self- referrals. "It is a federal statute whose purpose is to‚ in essence‚ limit conflicts of interest in situations where physicians have financial relationships that could cause them to steer referrals for patients to certain providers or potentially over utilize services based on their financial relationships
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Stark law is the set of United States federal law that prohibits healthcare providers from engaging in a self-referral of the patient for various health related service‚ when the health care provider or any other immediate family member of provider has any kind of financial relationship with the entity. This law also prohibits the health care provider from referring (self-referral) the patient to other entities for designated health service (DHS) payable by Medicare and Medicaid when there is any
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CONTENTS Introduction 1 History of Stark Law 2 Key Concepts 3 General Prohibition Under Stark Law 3 Financial Relationships 4 Exceptions 4 Stark Law vs. Anti-kickback Statutes 4 Enforcement of Stark Law 5 Compliance with Stark Law 6 Examples of Problems 6 Compliance Plan 7 Risk of Not Making Repayments 8 Physician Recruitment 9 Conclusion 10 References 11 Introduction
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Running head: THE STARK LAW The Stark Law Grand Canyon University HLT 418 May 7‚ 2009 Abstract In this paper we will define what the Stark law is‚ its purpose and benefit to the health care industry and some major points of how it has evolved over the years. The Stark law was originally enacted in order to prevent physicians or physician groups from abusing their self-referral programs. Since its conception‚ it has evolved into three separate provisions which will be discussed in detail
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Social Security Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn)‚ also known as the physician self-referral law‚ or Stark Law‚ intends to prevent the misappropriation of or over utilization of healthcare that could result from incentivized diagnostic ordering protocols that may be a direct result of financial relationships that could influence healthcare decisions. The law is named for its author‚ United State Congressman Pete Stark‚ a Democrat from California‚ who authored and supported the creation of this piece
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Stark Law Rules HLHT 5140 May 17‚ 2014 Abstract The Stark regulation and guideline are in a group referred to as the Stark Law considerably restrictions physician referral patterns and limits many but not all types of financial relationships into which physicians may go into. Research have discusses many of the solution necessities of and exceptions to the Stark Law‚ as the Research understands them to at present exist‚ and highlights areas where physicians can retain flexibility. The intended is
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teachers assume that the student is at fault. Those who fail to meet work expectations or exhibit problematic behaviors may be placed in referral. How do those who teach in low income environments make decisions regarding referral? As a teacher it is important to distinguish learning disabilities from behaviors that come from living in poverty‚ so that referral isn’t the only option. Teachers who come from middle class backgrounds may not be able to relate to students who live in low income environments
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Question Presented Under North Carolina law‚ can a person adversely possess land that is held in co-tenancy when: 1.) The person has not recognized that they are in co-tenancy 2.) The person has had sole possession of the land for nineteen years 3.) The person has paid the property taxes from his personal account 4.) The person has resided on the property and 5.) The person has built a resort as his business on the land? Brief Answer No‚ a person is not likely to be able to claim the land
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Unit 3 Assignment 6 report on referrals By Sonia Mahmood 2.1 Identify and answer common client questions about referral‚ referral processes and referral agencies. Once a decision has been made to refer a client to another agency reasons for the referral should be discussed in detail with the client. Often clients will have mixed feelings with regard to their referral‚ some may welcome their referral whilst others may feel a sense of rejection and heightened anxiety feeling that
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Application: Knowing When to Make a Referral There are various factors that affect how a child responds to traumatic events. These factors can be categorized as child factors‚ environmental factors‚ and family factors. It is important that a child development professional considers them before referring a child and his or her family to infant mental health services. Child factors It is important that a child development professional providing learning‚ physical‚ social‚ and mental development services
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