Secure revenue from new business ventures with OIG advisory opinions

Why This Topic Matters

Health care organizations may use advisory opinions to better understand regulatory risk before moving forward with new business arrangements. Knowing when to seek one can help support compliance planning and reduce exposure to sanctions.

Article Sections

1. Compliance

   Introduces the compliance context for advisory opinions and explains their general role in evaluating business arrangements under federal fraud-and-abuse concerns.

2. Seek advisory opinions in these 3 scenarios

   Describes broad situations in which organizations may consider requesting an advisory opinion and discusses how published opinions may be relevant to similar arrangements.

3. How to file an advisory opinion request

   Summarizes the submission process at a high level, including the general type of information requested and the overall timeline for review.