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HB 1869 Medicaid; prohibited acts.

Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Medicaid; prohibited acts. Clarifies that exceptions provided in the federal anti-kickback law, i.e., the Medicare and Medicaid Patient Protection Act of 1987, as amended, and in the implementing regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services are also exceptions to Virginia's Medicaid self-referral statute. The federal law and regulations relate to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursable services and provide for criminal penalties for violations of its anti-kickback provisions. Numerous and complex exceptions, known as "safe harbors," are provided.


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