The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General have released a set of proposed regulations that extend the existing protection from the Anti-Kickback Statute and physician self-referral law (Stark Law) for donations of electronic health records.
The new regulations extend the donation period to December 31, 2016, and require that the donated technology be certified by a certifying body authorized by the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology. Additionally, because both editions of certification criteria require e-prescribing functionality, the requirement that the donated electronic health record have e-prescribing functionality has been removed as a condition of the donation.
The regulations can be viewed at:
- http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2013-08312_PI.pdf
- http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2013-08314_PI.pdf
Should you have any questions, please contact Jeff Short at 317-977-1413 or jshort@hallrender.com.
