OSHA/Labs
The meaning of OSHA
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Definition of Stark Laws
Cannot refer Medicare or Medicaid patient if you have financial relationship or the provider is an immediate family member
Protected health information includes
Time of unpaid leave with family and medical leave
What is 12 wks
Definition of anti-trust laws
Prevent from having a monopoly
3 things OSHA standards apply to
What are blood born pathogens, hazardous chemicals, and emergency exits
also: electrical use, reporting illness/injury, ionizing radiation
Penalties of not following Stark Laws
15,000 per service referred PLUS 2X reinbursement claimed
The three HIPPA regulations
Transaction, security, privacy
Size of company needed to comply with Americans with Disabilities act
14 employees (state laws can be different)
Name one type of medicare fraud
What is billing for services not provided?
What does CLIA cover?
What is all laboratory test performed on humans
3 designated health services covered under Stark laws
What are lab services, home health, radiology
Also: PT, OT, speech, out patient/in patient services, radiation, TPN, medical equipment
Biggest HIPPA payout (company)
$5.5 million dollars
Regulations for public accommodations that have to be provided
Accessibility, Communication, Limited english proficiency
Penalties for medicare fraud
2000-10,000 per improper item
Tests so simple that there is little risk for error
He helped create Stark Laws (first and last name)
Congressmen Pete Stark
Maximum violation
up to $250,000 fine and imprisonment for 10 years
Current minimum wage in NJ
What is $8.60/hr
Define a false claim
any statement made to get reimbursement is inaccurate
Year that OSHA was created
1971
Exceptions to the rule
He signed this into law
Last major amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
Year medicare was enacted
1966