On March 19, 2004, we announced that we would use our advisory opinion procedures to issue determinations regarding whether a hospital was subject to the 18-month moratorium on physician ownership and investment interests in “specialty hospitals.” The moratorium was established under section 507 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, and was in effect from December 8, 2003 through June 7, 2005.

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Advisory Opinion Rules - These regulations, republished on September 24, 2004, set forth the procedures for requesting an advisory opinion. [PDF, 66KB] Notification Issued March 19, 2004 concerning specialty hospital moratorium [PDF, 280KB] 06/08/04 - Advisory Opinion - Specialty Hospital 2004-06-01 - Concerning whether a specialty hospital was under development as of November 18, 2003. [PDF, 35KB] 08/04/04 - Advisory Opinion - Specialty Hospital 2004-08-02 - Concerning whether a specialty hospital was under development as of November 18, 2003. [PDF, 32KB] 08/05/04 - Advisory Opinion - Specialty Hospital 2004-08-03 - Concerning whether a specialty hospital was under development as of November 18, 2003. [PDF, 34KB] 09/21/04 - Advisory Opinion - Specialty Hospital 2004-08-04 - Concerning whether a specialty hospital was under development as of November 18, 2003. [PDF, 48KB] 11/24/04 - Advisory Opinion - Specialty Hospital 2004-11-05 - Concerning whether a specialty hospital was under development as of November 18, 2003. [PDF, 35KB] 12/06/04 - Advisory Opinion - Specialty Hospital 2004-12-06 - Concerning whether a specialty hospital was under development as of November 18, 2003. [PDF, 55KB] 12/29/04 - Advisory Opinion - Specialty Hospital 2004-12-07 - Concerning whether a specialty hospital was under development as of November 18, 2003. [PDF, 48KB]
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