Posted by lin on March 26, 1998 at 17:06:45:
In Reply to: Re: Question 3 posted by Marilyn Lawrence on March 26, 1998 at 17:04:25:
: : : Does anyone know of any laws restricting or prohiniting 'professional courtesy?'
: : The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (also known as the
: : Kennedy-Kassebaum law).
: I didn't find this, could you give the abreviated version?
It's an act that establishes a new civil sanction that may be relevant to the
professional courtesy issue. This provision levies a civil monetary penalty for extending
improper "remuneration" or inducements to Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries.