STARK EXCEPTIONS
Publicly Traded Securities |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(c) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.356(a) and (b) |
Space Rental |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(e)(1)(A) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(a) |
Equipment Rental |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(e)(1)(B) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(b) |
Personal Services and Management Contracts |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(e)(3)(A) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(d)(1) |
Isolated Transactions (including acquisitions of physician practices) |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(e)(6) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(f) |
Physician Recruitment Arrangements |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(e)(5) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(e) |
Employees |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(e)(2) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(c) |
Physician Services (provided in a group practice setting) |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(1) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.355(a) |
In-office Ancillary Services (provided in a group practice setting) |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(2) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.355(b) |
Physician Incentive Plans |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(e)(3)(B) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(d)(2) |
Prepaid Plans |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(3) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.355(c) |
Risk Sharing Arrangements |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(n) |
Implants in Ambulatory Surgical Centers |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.355(f) |
Clinical Lab Services and Certain Drugs Furnished in Certain End Stage Renal Disease Facilities, Ambulatory Surgical Centers or Hospices |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.355(d) and (g) |
Referral Services |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(q) |
Subsidies for Obstetrical Malpractice Insurance in Underserved Areas |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(r) |
Hospitals Located in Puerto Rico |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(d)(1) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.356(c)(2) |
Rural Providers |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(d)(2) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.356(c)(1) |
Hospital Ownership |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(d)(3) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.356(c)(3) |
Remuneration Unrelated to Provision of Designated Health Services |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(e)(4) |
Payments by Physician for Items and Services |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(e)(8) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(i) |
Group Practice Arrangements With Hospitals In Effect Since 1989 |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(e)(7) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(h) |
Academic Medical Centers |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.355(e) |
Fair Market Value Compensation |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(l) |
Non-Monetary Compensation Up to $300 |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(k) |
Medical Staff Incidental Benefits |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(m) |
Compliance Training |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(o) |
Indirect Compensation Arrangements |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(p) |
Preventive Screening Tests, Immunizations and Vaccines |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.355(h) |
Eyeglasses and Contact Lenses |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.355(i) |
Inadvertent and Temporary Noncompliance |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.353(f) |
Physician Retention Payments in Underserved Areas |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(t) |
Professional Courtesy |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(s) |
Charitable Donations by a Physician |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(j) |
Intra-Family Rural Area Referrals |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.355(j) |
Community-Wide Information Systems |
42 U.S.C. § 1395nn(b)(4) and 42 C.F.R. § 411.357(u) |