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Stark Law is a set of United States federal laws that prohibit physician self-referral, specifically a referral by a physician of a Medicare or Medicaid patient to an entity for the provision of designated health services ("DHS") if the physician (or an immediate family member) has a financial relationship with that entity.
The ability to self-refer is an incentive for physicians to order more tests than they otherwise might. In the United States, the Stark Law (specifically sections I and II) was designed to control self-referrals. [2] However, the exceptions designed to allow necessary testing in physicians' offices have been exploited to circumvent the law.
1882 created as St. Joseph Medical College by merger of St. Joseph Hospital Medical College and College of Physicians and Surgeons of St. Joseph, 1888 Ensworth Medical College, 1905 merged with Central Medical College to form Ensworth-Central Medical College of St. Joseph, 1907 Ensworth Medical College [2] Missouri
The state Senate voted 28-7 in favor of the bill Monday; the state House previously passed a version. It now goes to the governor for signature.
The Anti-Kickback Statute [1] (AKS) is an American federal law prohibiting financial payments or incentives for referring patients or generating federal healthcare business. . The law, codified at 42 U.S. Code § 1320a–7b(b), [2] imposes criminal and, particularly in association with the federal False Claims Act, civil liability on those who knowingly and willfully offer, solicit, receive ...
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) of the United States is a national non-profit organization that represents the 71 state medical and osteopathic boards of the United States and its territories and co-sponsors the United States Medical Licensing Examination. Medical boards license physicians, investigate complaints, discipline those ...
American Board of Medical Specialties: ACCP: American College of Chest Physicians: ACEP: American College of Emergency Physicians: ACMPH: American College of Military Public Health: ACGME: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education: ACOG: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: ACP: Advanced Care Paramedic (Canada) ACR ...
The 18 member working group's report made recommendations towards what state lawmakers should include in CPA laws. [54] [55] In 2015, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) published an updated white paper on the subject of collaborative drug therapy management. The ACCP periodically publishes updates on the subject, with previous ...