New Florida legislation, Senate Bill 768 (2023), amending the Patient Self-Referral Act of 1992 (the Act), also known as the Florida "mini-Stark law," has been signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and is set ...

Stark law enforcement is evolving rapidly, with heightened scrutiny, a record-breaking volume of qui tam lawsuits, and new legal precedents reshaping compliance risks for physicians and ASCs. From ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced updates to the voluntary self-referral disclosure protocol (SRDP), including revisions to streamline SRDP submissions. Providers and ...

Stark law, which prohibits physicians from making referrals for many Medicare-payable services to an entity if the physician or immediate family member has a financial relationship with it, has seen a ...

Looking at lawsuits and settlements as well as different agencies’ commitment to Stark Law enforcement, industry experts identified four trends in the Stark Law enforcement climate. 1. Enforcement is ...