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1998

12-21-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-19 (PDF)
(...whether an arrangement whereby an independent physician association would acquire an equity interest in a managed care organization would constitute grounds for the imposition of sanctions under the anti-kickback statute, section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act (the "Act"), the exclusion authority for kickbacks...)

12-03-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-18 (PDF)
(...whether an ophthalmologist's proposed sublease to an optometrist of certain imaging equipment (the "Sublease") would meet the criteria of the equipment rental safe harbor, 42 C.F.R. § 1001.952(c)...)

11-13-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-17 (PDF)
(...whether donations by Company X ("Company X") to Organization A ("Organization A") (an independent, 501(c)(3) charitable organization) for the purpose of funding a program to pay for Supplementary Medical Insurance ("Medicare Part B") or Medicare Supplementary Health Insurance ("Medigap") premiums for financially needy Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease...)

11-10-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-16 (PDF)
(...whether a proposed arrangement under which [Name redacted] would assign an employee pharmacist to work in designated hospital transplant centers for the purpose of providing pharmacy-related products and services (the "Proposed Arrangement") would constitute prohibited remuneration under the anti-kickback statute...)

11-10-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-15 (PDF)
(...whether an arrangement for contracted pharmacy services between University A and Pharmacy Company B to facilitate an outpatient pharmacy program for the University's hemophilia center pursuant to section 340B of the Public Health Service Act (the "Proposed Arrangement") would constitute grounds for sanctions under the anti-kickback statute...)

10-28-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-14 (PDF)
(...whether an existing pharmaceutical restocking program (the "Drug Program") and a proposed medical supplies restocking program (the "Supply Program) (collectively, the "Arrangements") constitute prohibited remuneration under the anti-kickback statute, section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act (the "Act"),...)

10-30-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-13 (PDF)
(...whether an ambulance restocking program, coordinated through a local emergency medical services council (the "Program"), constitutes prohibited remuneration under the anti-kickback statute, section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act (the "Act"), and, if so, whether the Program constitutes grounds for the imposition of sanctions under the anti-kickback statute,...)

09-23-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-12 (PDF)
(...whether a proposed joint venture among several orthopedic surgeons and anesthesiologists specializing in pain management to establish an ambulatory surgical center, as described in your request letter and supplemental submissions (the "Proposed Arrangement"), would generate prohibited remuneration...)

09-21-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-11 (PDF)
(...whether a proposed purchasing arrangement involving a trade association, its nursing home members, and an electrical utility consultant (the "Proposed Arrangement") constitutes prohibited remuneration under the anti-kickback statute, section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act (the "Act"),...)

09-08-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-10 (PDF)
(... whether the payment of a sales commission to an independent manufacturers' representative (the "Arrangement") constitutes grounds for sanctions under the anti-kickback statute, section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act (the "Act")...)

07-13-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-9 (PDF)
(...whether a compensation arrangement for registered nurses and certain other employees pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement with the nurses’ union...)

07-06-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-8 (PDF)
(...whether Company A ("Company A"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Company B ("Company B") (collectively referred to as "Company AB") would be subject to exclusion from Federal health care programs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7(b)...)

06-11-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-7(PDF)
(...whether an ambulance restocking and continuing education arrangement (the "Arrangement") constitutes prohibited remuneration under the anti-kickback statute, section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act (the "Act")")

04-24-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-6 (PDF)
(...whether waiving coinsurance obligations for participants in a clinical study sponsored by the Health Care Financing Administration and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (the "Proposed Arrangement")

04-24-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-5 (PDF)
(...which seeks our opinion regarding the "coordination of benefits" ("COB") provisions of a provider agreement between Nursing Home A (the "Nursing Home") and a health care plan...) Please note that a modification was made to Advisory Opinion No. 98-5 (PDF) on August 24, 2001.

04-14-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-4 (PDF)
(...whether a proposed management services contract between a medical practice management company and a physician practice, which provides that the management company will be reimbursed for its costs and paid a percentage of net practice revenues...)

04-14-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-3 (PDF)
(..whether a hospital system’s provision of an ambulance to a municipal fire department as described in your request..)

04-08-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-2 (PDF)
(..certain pharmaceutical discount pricing arrangements that are limited to arrangements between a manufacturer and wholesalers (the "Proposed Arrangement") will subject you to sanction under the anti-kickback statute..)

03-19-1998

Advisory Opinion No. 98-1 (PDF)
(..whether a contractual arrangement for distribution and billing services between Company A and Company B (the AArrangement@) constitutes grounds for sanction under the anti-kickback statute,..)

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