As previously reported, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published final rules in December amending Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and Stark Law regulations permitting certain arrangements involving the donation of interoperable electronic health record (EHR) software or information technology and training services. Reed Smith has prepared
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OIG Seeks Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor, Fraud-Alert Topic Proposals
By Debra A. McCurdy on
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published its annual solicitation of recommendations for new or modified safe harbor provisions under the federal anti-kickback statute, as well as potential topics for new OIG Special Fraud Alerts. Comments will be accepted until February 25, 2014. For a…
Final Rules Issued Extending Protections of Electronic Health Record Donations
By Susan Edwards on
On December 27, 2013, the Office of Inspector General and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services each published, in the Federal Register, a final rule that amends regulations protecting, from the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark law, certain arrangements related to the donation of interoperable electronic health records (EHR) software or information technology and training services related to such EHR software. Among these amended regulations was the extension of protections of the Stark law exception and the Anti-Kickback safe harbor from December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2021 (the “sunset” provisions).
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Obama Administration’s Regulatory Agenda Points to Busy 2013 for HHS
By Debra A. McCurdy on
On January 8, 2013, the Obama Administration published its latest semiannual regulatory agenda, outlining planned regulatory initiatives in a number of policy areas. The Federal Register version of the agenda includes only a portion of the regulations in the pipeline, however; the full agenda has been posted on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) web site. Major Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations are highlighted after the jump.Continue Reading Obama Administration’s Regulatory Agenda Points to Busy 2013 for HHS
OIG Invites Proposals for Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors, Fraud-Alerts
By Debra A. McCurdy on
On December 28, 2012, the OIG published a notice soliciting recommendations for developing new and modifying existing safe harbor provisions under the federal anti-kickback statute, as well as developing new OIG Special Fraud Alerts. Comments will be accepted until February 26, 2013.