[Get Solution] Stark Law

After researching the Stark Law, post your opinion on the following question: As the manager of a group of Orthopedic Surgeons, you have been approached by the lead surgeon who wants to purchase an MRI (diagnostic imaging equipment) for the clinic and start referring the group’s Medicare patients who need imaging to the clinics new “in-house” MRI department. You must advise the doctor if the Stark Law permits him to start such a service and refer patients to the in-house imaging service. Give your detailed opinion, based on your review of the Stark Laws, as to whether the clinic is permitted to bring the imaging service into the clinic as a billable service. Be detailed in your answer, and cite the source(s) that your opinion is based on. Resources:   The Department of Health and Human Services http://www.dhhs.gov The Office of the Inspector General (advisory opinions, fraud alerts, and compliance guidance) http://www.oig.hhs.gov Centers for Medicare and Medicaid http://www.cms.gov Medicare and Medicaid Manuals http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Manuals/IOM/list.asp Code of Federal Regulations http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/ Federal Register http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet http://thomas.loc.gov/