Auditing Physician Payments For Stark Law Compliance
One area of compliance that is often overlooked involves auditing of physician payments. Physician contracts are often audited to determine whether they comply with a Stark Law exception. Compliance should also work in the other direction, from payments that are made back to the existence of a contract that memorializes an applicable Stark Law exception.
Periodic monitoring of payments that are made to physicians should be undertaken. Payments should be tracked to contracts to assure that the payment is covered by an applicable exception. If there is no corresponding written agreement or if the written agreement has expired, there could be a potential Stark Law violation. Further examination concerning the nature and purpose of the payment should be made. If a Stark Law violation is found, self disclosure should be considered.
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Tags: Compliance, Self Disclosure, Stark Law