TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE
                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 411_EXCLUSIONS FROM MEDICARE AND LIMITATIONS ON MEDICARE PAYMENT
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   Subpart J_Financial Relationships Between Physicians and Entities 
                  Furnishing Designated Health Services
 
Sec. 411.350  Scope of subpart.

   (a) This subpart implements section 1877 of the Act, which 
generally prohibits a physician from making a referral under Medicare 
for designated health services to an entity with which the physician or 
a member of the physician's immediate family has a financial 
relationship.
    (b) This subpart does not provide for exceptions or immunity from 
civil or criminal prosecution or other sanctions applicable under any 
State laws or under Federal law other than section 1877 of the Act. For 
example, although a particular arrangement involving a physician's 
financial relationship with an entity may not prohibit the physician 
from making referrals to the entity under this subpart, the arrangement 
may nevertheless violate another provision of the Act or other laws 
administered by HHS, the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, or any other Federal 
or State agency.
    (c) This subpart requires, with some exceptions, that certain 
entities furnishing covered services under Medicare report information 
concerning ownership, investment, or compensation arrangements in the 
form, in the manner, and at the times specified by CMS.
    (d) This subpart does not alter an individual's or entity's 
obligations under--
    (1) The rules regarding reassignment of claims (Sec.  424.80);
    (2) The rules regarding purchased diagnostic tests (Sec.  414.50);
    (3) The rules regarding payment for services and supplies incident 
to a physician's professional services (Sec.  410.26); or
    (4) Any other applicable Medicare laws, rules, or regulations.