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CAA Includes New Stark Law Exception/Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbor for Physician Wellness Programs 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023 includes a new Stark Law exception and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) safe harbor that allows hospitals and other health care entities with formal medical staffs to offer physicians a “bona fide mental health or behavioral health improvement or maintenance program.” (See CAA, §4126.)  

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