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Ethics in Patient Referrals Act

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Ethics in Patient Referrals Act,
a federal law, the Stark Law, enacted in 1989, that prohibits referrals by a physician to a clinical laboratory in which the physician has a financial interest. A 1994 amendment includes other services and equipment such as physical and occupational therapy; radiology and other diagnostic services; radiation therapy; parenteral and enteral nutrients, equipment, and supplies; and home health services.


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On August 27, 2007, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the third phase of rulemaking to amend the regulations implementing the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, commonly known as "Stark.
published regulations for the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act (Stark I).
While Stark was rebuffed on the matter of ETs, he did see through a modified version of his so-called Ethics in Patient Referrals Act.
 
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