Referrals, Kickbacks, Patient Inducements, and Marketing
Forbids paying or receiving anything of value for referrals, sets the conditions for any financial arrangement with physicians and other referral sources, limits gifts to patients, and requires all marketing to be accurate and limited to services the Agency is licensed for and provides.
About this policy
- Policy number
- OH-HH-ETH-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b(b)
- Library
- Ohio home health · 59 policies
- Category
- Ethics
- Sections
- 16
In short
- Never offer or accept money, gifts or favors for referrals.
- Never give cash or gift cards to patients or referral sources.
- Patients are always free to choose their home health agency.
- Describe only the services we really provide, in the counties we serve.
- Report any offer of a kickback to the Administrator.
What's inside
16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b(b))
- 5. Arrangements With Referral Sources
- 6. Gifts and Hospitality
- 7. Patients
- 8. Marketing and Public Information
- 9. Responsibilities
- 10. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 11. Staff Training
- 12. References
- 13. Related Policies and Forms
- 14. Approval
- 15. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Do you pay anyone for referrals or give gifts to physicians, discharge planners or facilities?
- Show me your written agreements with any physician or referral source and how the payments were set.
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