tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 31

Compliance: Unsure What Constitutes Anti-Kickback? We've Got the Facts

Check out these examples of fraudThe OIG notes that the federal anti-kickback law has been "on the books since 1972," but some practices are still unsure of what the law actually covers.The OIG evaluates whether practices violate the anti-kickback statute on a case-by-case basis, says Michael Schaff, Esq., of Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer in Wood-bridge, N.J."The OIG looks at the facts, and sometimes, even though a case may implicate the anti-kickback law, the OIG will determine that the intent to violate the anti-kickback law is not there and they may not have a problem with...

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