Legal Question in Health Care Law in New Jersey
Stark Law Question
I am planning on opening a medical practice. I plan to rent office space in a medical office building, for fair market value, from my father who is also a physician and owner of that building.
My practice and his are entirely separate. Separate names, tax IDs, separate bank accounts, separate billing. I am a specialist and he is a general primary care doctor.
Under the Stark law, are there any problems with him referring patients to me? There will be a signed lease for the office space, for the duration of a year, it will be for fair market value. I will not be referring patients to him. And I will not be compensating him in any way for anyone he refers to me.
2 Answers from Attorneys
you will need to hire an attorney to look at this carefully for you.
no attorney in his or her right mind is going to answer a complex question like this, with a lot of liability attached to it, for free.
If you call my office to set up a consultation, I would be pleased to discuss the issue with you and get additional information that I need to properly answer your question. The Stark Law, like the other fraud and abuse laws, is very complex, and your fact pattern requires careful analysis. I have a background in health care law and I'd be pleased to help you with this issue.
Rhonda E. Greenblatt, Esq.
222 New Road, Suite 302
Linwood, N.J. 08221
(609) 927-9227
physicianhealthlaw.com
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