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Stark Law Blanket Waivers – What is a COVID-19 Purpose?

Posted on April 27, 2020 by
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The Blanket Waivers that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued under the Stark Law apply only to financial relationships and referrals that are related to the national emergency that is the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. Any remuneration described in the Blanket Waivers must be directly between the entity and the physician […]

Stark Law Blanket Waivers – List of 18 Blanket Waivers

Posted on April 23, 2020 by
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The following is a list of categories of the Stark Law Blanket Waivers permitting deviations from the provisions of the Stark Law where necessary for a COVID-19 purpose.  See Background on CMS Stark Law Waiver.   The definition of what constitutes a COVID-19 purpose is relatively broad, but there does need to be a connection that […]