No Remuneration, No Problem: Favorable OIG Advisory Opinion Highlights Important Guardrails for Clinical Laboratories Affiliated with Urgent Care Clinics

Management service organizations (MSOs) with affiliated clinical labs and urgent care clinics should take note of newly identified guardrails that will facilitate their compliance with the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 26-02, a favorable opinion concluding that an MSO could own and operate an independent clinical laboratory that accepts referrals from urgent... By: Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx