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Block Lease in Cancer Treatment to Urology Practice – 2008 OIG Advisory Opinion

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

OIG released an advisory opinion regarding a block leasing arrangement between two physician group practices.would be barred as an impermissible contractual joint venture, assuming the requisite intent to pay remuneration for referrals was present. The arrangement involved a cancer treatment practice providing bringing IMRT services into the practice of a urology group. Access the opinion

Tags: Antit-kickback Statute, Block Lease, Remuneration for Referrals

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