This customizable document, Stark Laws, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Home Care Corporate Compliance Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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Here is some sample content from Stark Laws:

	POLICY: The organization does not accept referrals from physicians who have a direct or indirect financial relationship with the organization or any of its subsidiaries. Exceptions to this rule are employment arrangements, rental arrangements, physician recruitment, and other compensation for reasons unrelated to the referrals, when done at fair market value which do not provide a financial incentive for under or overutilization for the furnishing of designated health services covered by Medicare or any other risk of program or patient abuse. Any aforementioned arrangements shall be in...
Second excerpt:
	...of whether Medicare actually pays for the designated service. Financial Relationship means an ownership or investment interest in the entity furnishing designated health services or a compensation arrangement with such entity. Health Law Update, 1/30/98. PROCEDURE: Employees, independent contractors and agents of the organization shall consult with their appropriate supervisor, the Corporate Compliance Coordinator or Corporate Compliance Officer in the instance of a potential violation of...