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Anti-Kickback Statute Compliance in Healthcare Transactions

Navigating Safe Harbors, Identifying Transactions That Implicate AKS, Limiting Civil Monetary Penalty Exposure

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Description

The federal government continues its focus on reigning in healthcare fraud, including ensuring compliance with the AKS. The AKS provides several safe harbors and exceptions that shield healthcare providers from the prohibitions outlined by the AKS. Unlike the Stark Law exceptions wherein the government will deem a practice per se illegal, if a payment practice does not fully satisfy any of the AKS safe harbors, then the government will analyze the payment practice to determine whether it is compliant with AKS.

AKS violations carry significant penalties, including civil monetary penalties, imprisonment, and exclusion from participating in federal healthcare programs such as Medicare. Healthcare counsel must keep in mind the requirements of the AKS and its safe harbors and exceptions in healthcare contracting and transactions. The scope of the AKS is very broad and counsel must be vigilant in evaluating whether business practices could result in AKS violations.

Listen as our authoritative panel of health law counsel discusses the AKS provisions and safe harbors. The panel will discuss which healthcare transactions may implicate the AKS and examine common pitfalls related to AKS compliance. The panel will also discuss identifying potential AKS problems and offer best practices for responding to them.

Presented By

Donald Romano
Special Counsel
Foley & Lardner LLP
J. Mark Waxman
Retired Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP

Mr. Waxman is former Chair of the firm's Health Care Industry Team. He focused on healthcare issues and handled issues related to research and technology, integrated delivery systems, trade associations, governance, strategic business counseling, federal program fraud and abuse, reimbursement and managed care contracting. Prior to joining Foley, Mr. Waxman served as President and General Counsel of CareGroup Inc

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Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


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Date + Time

  • event

    Thursday, July 14, 2016

  • schedule

    1:00 PM E.T.

  1. Understanding the AKS
    1. Prohibitions
    2. Penalties
    3. The CMP statute
    4. State AKS laws
  2. Safe harbors and exceptions
    1. The difference between statutory exceptions and regulatory safe harbors
    2. Common safe harbor and their requirements
  3. Transactions that might implicate the AKS
    1. Employment agreements
    2. Medical directorships and other personal services arrangements
    3. Investment interests
    4. Management agreements
    5. Marketing agreements
    6. Others
  4. Common pitfalls and reducing risks
  5. Responding to potential AKS problems
    1. Responding to subpoenas
    2. Presenting your case to the OIG
    3. Self-disclosure
    4. Repayment

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • What are the AKS regulatory challenges facing healthcare providers and their counsel in healthcare contracting and transactions?
  • What is the scope of the AKS safe harbors?
  • How does the AKS relate to managed care arrangements?