The federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) remains one of the most aggressively enforced healthcare laws today. Even well-intentioned business relationships can cross the line – leading to criminal penalties, exclusion from federal programs, or False Claims Act exposure.
This 90-minute live session will walk you through the AKS, its safe harbors, and real-world enforcement trends to help you recognize – and avoid – costly compliance mistakes.
• What the Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits – and what it doesn’t.
• The safe harbors that can shield your organization from penalties.
• Lessons from recent AKS enforcement actions and OIG advisory opinions.
• Understanding Physician-Owned Entities (PODs) and Joint Venture pitfalls.
• The link between AKS violations and False Claims Act cases.
William Mack Copeland, MS, JD, PhD, LFACHE, practices health care law in Cincinnati at the firm of Copeland Law, LLC, where he is president and CEO. A graduate of Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Bill is a frequent author and speaker on health law topics. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, American, Ohio and Cincinnati Bar Associations. A former hospital chief executive officer, he is a life fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He was awarded the American College of Health Care Executives Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award in 2007.