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Physician Recruitment Rules

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The Stark II, Phase III regulations took effect on December 4, 2007. For many physician arrangements, the rules became more restrictive. With the physician recruitment exception, however, CMS acknowledged impracticalities in the prior rule and expanded the scope of permitted arrangements.

This Audio CD (recorded January 2008) looks at the current state of the physician recruitment exception under the Stark Law and Regulations. In particular, two of the nation's top experts on physician recruitment rules focus on the following questions, based on the Stark II, Phase III rules changes:

- What hospitals qualify for the relocation exception? How is the "geographic area served by the hospital" defined?

- Which physicians are exempt from the relocation requirement?

- How can recruitments with groups be structured? What income guarantees are permitted? What is a "practice restriction" prohibited by the regulations?

Ultimately, the speakers answer the question: What needs to change in your current recruitment arrangements or compliance policies?

Speaker(s):

	H. Carol Saul Epstein, Becker & Green
H. CAROL SAUL is a member of the firm in the Health Care and Life Sciences Practice in the firms Atlanta office. Carols practice focuses on regulatory counseling for academic medical centers and home and community-based services providers, including home health, hospice, infusion therapy, HME and assisted living. Her areas of focus specifically include the Stark Law, the Anti-kickback Statute and other federal and state fraud and abuse laws, compliance counseling, HIPAA, health regulatory due diligence counseling and Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement matters. Carol's experience includes: Regulatory advice in connection with sale of non-profit hospital Appeals of Medicaid recoupment actions Public home health provider compliance program development Managed Request for Proposal and contracting process for start-up hospice Successful appeals of home health CON applications Regulatory due diligence of providers in hospice, infusion therapy, home health, assisted living, telemedicine, and other sectors General counsel to trade association Drafted residency training agreements for non-profit medical school Affiliation agreement between medical school and faculty practice plan HIPAA advice to physician billing companies, medical transcriptionists, physician practices, business associates Safe harbor structuring of health care contracts European Union data-privacy safe harbor guidance American Arbitration Association arbitrator Voluntary disclosure counseling
	Kimberly Ruark Epstein, Becker & Green
KIMBERLY "KIM" S. RUARK is an attorney in the Health Care and Life Sciences Practice in the firm's Atlanta office. Kim's practice focuses on a broad range of general corporate and regulatory matters, with particular emphasis on representing clients in the healthcare industry. As part of her healthcare practice, Kim: - Advises healthcare providers on legal issues arising from a variety of corporate transactions and business arrangements, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, employment arrangements, and managed care contracting; - Counsels healthcare clients regarding regulatory matters including Medicare/Medicaid issues, federal and state fraud and abuse laws, federal and state self-referral laws, and standards applicable to tax-exempt organizations.

Physician Recruitment Rules


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