Falk Robert, Hance Anne
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer and Murphy LLP, Washington, DC, USA.
J Med Pract Manage. 2004 Sep-Oct;20(2):65-71.
The Stark law, first passed in 1989 and repeatedly expanded and clarified since then, has long created questions for group practices. Its primary intent is to prohibit physician referrals to entities in which the physician has a financial interest, but the details have proven confusing. The Stark law's Phase II regulations, as put forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, went into effect in July and attempt to offer further clarification. In this article the authors explain some of the complexities of this most recent set of Stark law regulations, especially as they apply to smaller, multi-specialty practices.
《斯塔克法案》于1989年首次通过，自那时起不断扩大并明晰其内容，长期以来一直给联合医疗行为带来诸多问题。其主要目的是禁止医生将患者推荐至自身拥有经济利益的机构，但事实证明相关细节令人困惑。美国医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心提出的《斯塔克法案》第二阶段规定于7月生效，试图进一步予以明确。在本文中，作者解释了这套最新的《斯塔克法案》规定中的一些复杂之处，尤其是它们适用于规模较小的多专科医疗行为的情况。
