The provision of patient assistance, including transportation and other free or discounted items and services to patients by health care providers and suppliers implicate certain fraud and abuse laws.
These law include the prohibition on beneficiary inducements under the federal Civil Monetary Penalties (“CMP”) Law and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”).
This article provides a summary of the CMP Law and AKS and certain exceptions under those laws. This summary does not address the analogous state laws, which are often broader than their federal counterparts, applicable to such programs.
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