tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 5

PHYSICIAN OFFICE LABS: POLs' Supervision Puzzle Solved

Tired of playing guessing games when it comes to your physician office lab? CMS has tried to stop the madness by making it easier to determine the level of physician supervision that's required for tests performed in POLs. The challenge for POLs has been figuring out whether to comply with the supervision requirements in specific Medicare Carriers Manual provisions or with the in-office ancillary testing exception to the Stark law. Stark prohibits physicians from referring patients to health care organizations in which they have a financial interest or compensation arrangement, unless there's an exception that covers that referral. And...

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