CMS Includes New Waivers Related to Stark Law in COVID-19 Regs

The COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers recently released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), includes a blanket waiver of sanctions for some sections of the Stark Law.  The blanket waivers may be used now without notifying CMS. Individual waivers of sanctions under section 1877(g) of the Act, the…