Can a home health agency give their Nurses/PT/OT financial bonuses for referrals?

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I can't find the law for this, so if someone can please help direct me to actual documentation that states it is or is notagainst the law, it would be much appreciated.

Can a home health agency give their Nurses/PT/OT financial bonuses for referring PATIENTS to come on service?

I believe the answer is 100% no. It's illegal and ethically wrong. But I need to see the actual written law before taking this further.

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You appear to be seeking legal advice which we are not allowed to give ...and inost cases, probably not competent to give. You should consider consulting with a lawyer.

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You appear to be seeking legal advice which we are not allowed to give ...and inost cases, probably not competent to give. You should consider consulting with a lawyer.

I'm not looking for legal advice, just looking to find where I can find the section of the written law about this.

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).

Have you tried to Google this - Google knows all

Really if you online access to a decent library you can fine just about anything. I paid to main access to my colleges library and it has been very helpful.

Hppy

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

An attorney would probably give you the fastest and most accurate answer.

That being said, I suppose you could start with your state's laws to see if you can find anything. Each state should have a website where all of the legislature can be found. For example, for California, you could start here:

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An attorney would probably give you the fastest and most accurate answer.

That being said, I suppose you could start with your state's laws to see if you can find anything. Each state should have a website where all of the legislature can be found. For example, for California, you could start here:

Code Search

Thank you, unfortunately is money is tight! But I am going to try and find one to answer some direct questions about this matter before paying any retainer.

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Have you tried to Google this - Google knows all

Really if you online access to a decent library you can fine just about anything. I paid to main access to my colleges library and it has been very helpful.

Hppy

Thank you!

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Google Stark Law

I am not an attorney nor do I play one on TV, so I don't know if Stark Law applies to non-physicians.

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I'm not looking for legal advice, just looking to find where I can find the section of the written law about this.

Good luck. Even when I can find legal answers on my own, they're so oddly written that I can't possibly make sense of them.

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Thanks Klone, I'm looking at anti-kickback law right now but I will look into stark law too.

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Good luck. Even when I can find legal answers on my own, they're so oddly written that I can't possibly make sense of them.

Ugh, I know right!

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Can a home health agency give their Nurses/PT/OT financial bonuses for referring PATIENTS to come on service?

NO for patients receiving Medicare and Medicaid.

Medicare Fraud & Abuse: Prevention, Detection, and Reporting .

Medicare fraud typically includes any of the following:

● Knowingly submitting, or causing to be submitted, false

claims or making misrepresentations of fact to obtain a

Federal health care payment for which no entitlement

would otherwise exist

● Knowingly soliciting, receiving, offering, and/or paying

remuneration to induce or reward referrals for items or

services reimbursed by Federal health care programs

CASE STUDIES

To learn about real-life cases of Medicare fraud and abuse and the consequences for culprits, visit the Medicare Fraud Strike Force webpage

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