Stark and AKS Rules Cross the Finish Line of HHS Regulatory Sprint
With a bold finish, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) crossed the finish line of its race to modernize and clarify the regulations interpreting the federal physician self-referral law (Stark) and anti-kickback statute (AKS) through final rules released Nov. 20, 2020. With one exception, the Stark and AKS rules, based on October 2019 proposals, are effective on Jan. 19, 2021 – the day before the presidential inauguration. A separate AKS rule released the…