title: Medicare and State health care programs: fraud and abuse; OIG anti-kickback provisions--HHS. Final rule.
abstract: This final rule implements section 14 of Public Law 100-93, the Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act of 1987, by specifying various payment practices which, although potentially capable of inducing referrals of business under Medicare or a State health care program, will be protected from criminal prosecution or civil sanctions under the anti-kickback provisions of the statute.
mesh_terms: D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007449:Investments / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services