A decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit finding that a long-standing agreement between a physician group and a hospital was insufficient to protect them from Stark Law violations underscores the need for providers to review and, where necessary, update the written contracts and fair market value determinations used to document compliance with the personal services exception to the federal Ethics in Patient Referrals Act of 1989 (the Stark Law) and the safe harbor to the Medicare and Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute (the Anti-Kickback Statute).
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