S 3054 · 115th Congress · Health

Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2018

Introduced 2018-06-12· Sponsored by Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2018-06-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2018 This bill establishes alternative protocols and sanctions for inadvertent technical noncompliance with the Stark Rule against self-referral under Medicare. "Technical noncompliance" means, with respect to a compensation arrangement, that: (1) the agreement is not signed by one or more parties to the arrangement, (2) the arrangement was a holdover arrangement for a period longer than is allowed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or (3) documentation of the arrangement contains specified identifying information but is otherwise insufficient to satisfy the writing requirement of an applicable exception.…

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