CMS and OIG Proposal to Extend
Stark Law Exception/Donor Rules in Relation to
Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

Proposal May Exclude Laboratories as Permissible EHR Donors

 
Today, April 10, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a proposed rule to extend the Stark Law Exception/Donor Rules in relation to Electronic Health Records (EHRs).

The proposed rule indicates that CMS/OIG are considering excluding laboratories (and some other providers) from the list of permissible donors.

AAB's Washington law firm, Drinker Biddle & Reath (DBR), has put together a client alert on this topic. Click here to view DBR's Client Alert.

Click here to view the proposed rule. The exclusion of laboratories as permissible donors is on page 21312.

Comments on the proposed rule will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on June 10, 2013. If you comment, please forward a copy of your comments to the NILA/AAB office.