H.R. 3726 · 115th Congress
Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Kenny Marchant
- Introduced
- 2017-09-11
- Latest action
- 2017-12-21 · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-479, Part I.
Summary
Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017
This bill establishes alternative protocols and sanctions for inadvertent technical noncompliance with the Stark Rule against self-referral under Medicare. "Technical noncompliance" means, with respect to a compensation arrangement, that: (1) the agreement is not signed by one or more parties to the arrangement, (2) the arrangement was a holdover arrangement for a period longer than is allowed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or (3) documentation of the arrangement contains specified identifying information but is otherwise insufficient to satisfy the writing requirement of an applicable exception.