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Archive > May, 2004 Vol. V, No. 5

Legal Update

Stark Phase II Spares Surgery Centers

Lorin Patterson, Esq.

Lorin Patterson, Esq. If you were concerned about the latest physician self-referral laws, breathe easy. On March 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the massive Stark Phase II, which governs how physicians make referrals to entities in which they have a direct or indirect financial relationship. As you'll see, the new laws won't have much impact on most ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).

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