Medicare Program; Final Waivers in Connection With the Shared Savings Program
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2011-11-02 · Effective 2011-11-02 · 76 FR 67992
Document
Document number
2011-27460
Federal Register citation
76 FR 67992
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with comment period.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2011-11-02
Effective date
2011-11-02
HHS docket
CMS-1439-IFC
Abstract
This interim final rule with comment period establishes waivers of the application of the Physician Self-Referral Law, the Federal anti-kickback statute, and certain civil monetary penalties (CMP) law provisions to specified arrangements involving accountable care organizations (ACOs) under section 1899 of the Social Security Act (the Act) (the Shared Savings Program), including ACOs participating in the Advance Payment Initiative. Section 1899(f) of the Act, as added by the Affordable Care Act, authorizes the Secretary to waive certain fraud and abuse laws as necessary to carry out the provisions of section 1899 of the Act.