An orthopedic surgeon refers his patients to a radiology facility owned by his brother. What law is potentially being violated?
A. Federal Anti-Kickback law
B. Stark Law
C. Federal False Claims Act
D. HIPAA
E. HITECH
B. Stark Law
The Stark law prohibits physicians or their family members who own health care facilities from referring patients to those entities if the federal government is paying for the treatment.
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