News & Analysis as of September 22, 2024

Anti-Kickback Statute › Sanctions

+ Follow

The Anti-Kickback Statute is a United States federal criminal statute that prohibits the exchange (or the promise to exchange) of anything of value for referrals of federal healthcare program business. The statute aims to prevent situations where government officials channel federal healthcare dollars towards particular providers, who have offered or given the official a personal benefit. Penalties for violation of the Anti-Kickback statute apply to both sides of a prohibited transaction and can include jail time and steep monetary fines. less -

OIG Kickback Opinion: Referring Labs Providing Technical Component Services Implicate Anti-Kickback Statute

Harris Beach PLLC on 10/11/2023

This opinion addresses a proposed agreement (“Proposed Arrangement”) between a national anatomic pathology laboratory (“Requestor”) and laboratories owned in whole or in part by physicians who may refer (“Referring...more

Health Law Diagnosis - Advisory Opinion 23-05: OIG Warns Sanctions Would Likely be Issued in Response to Certain Proposed...

Robinson & Cole LLP on 9/25/2023

On August 18, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 23-05 (Advisory Opinion), in which the OIG warned that it would likely issue sanctions under the Federal anti-kickback statute (AKS) if a...more

New OIG Opinion Permits Gift Cards to Beneficiaries in Limited Circumstances

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/12/2023

On March 24, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion 23-03 (the “Opinion”), in which it decided not to impose sanctions on an Arrangement to provide prepaid gift cards to patients for certain...more

Advisory Opinion 22-17: OIG Declines to Impose Sanctions on a Health System for Forgiveness of Credit Line Note Owed by Clinic

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 10/31/2022

On September 6, 2022, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 22-17 (Advisory Opinion), in which it declined to impose sanctions against a regional 501(c)(3) not-for-profit health care system that...more

15 Results

View per page

Page: of 1

Anti-Kickback Statute › Sanctions

OIG Kickback Opinion: Referring Labs Providing Technical Component Services Implicate Anti-Kickback Statute

Health Law Diagnosis - Advisory Opinion 23-05: OIG Warns Sanctions Would Likely be Issued in Response to Certain Proposed...

New OIG Opinion Permits Gift Cards to Beneficiaries in Limited Circumstances

Advisory Opinion 22-17: OIG Declines to Impose Sanctions on a Health System for Forgiveness of Credit Line Note Owed by Clinic

Investigations Newsletter: OIG Warns That Proposed Drug Discounts May Warrant Sanctions

OIG Declines to Impose Sanctions Against Device Manufacturer’s Medicare Cost-Sharing Subsidy in Clinical Trial

OIG’s First Advisory Opinion of 2022 Allows for Expansion of Discount Programs

Federal Protections Against Liability for Businesses Combatting COVID-19

False Claims Act: 2019 Year in Review

OIG Approves Smartphone Loaner Program in Advisory Opinion 19-02

OIG Approves Free Vaccine Refrigeration Systems in Physician Offices

OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Free Transportation

OIG Approves Home Health Provider's Free Introductory Visit Policy

OIG: Cardiac Catheterization Arrangement Between Hospital and Physicians Not Subject to Sanctions

OIG Approves Hospital’s Electronic Interface Arrangement

Anti-Kickback Statute › Sanctions

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"