Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Provide Patient Transport Under New AKS Safe Harbor

Are you sailing in a safe harbor of the Anti-Kickback Statute? Consult the HHS Office of Inspector General’s new final rule updating the harbors to be sure. In one new safe harbor, the OIG OKs “eligible entities” to provide free or discounted transportation for established patients for medically necessary services. The watchdog agency had been considering excluding home health agencies [...]
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