Pat, The anti kick back laws would not be in effect for an employee, however there would be some risk associated with any appearance of excessive referral for OT. As a contractor, the anti kick back laws would be an issue. It would be best that an attorney or healthcare consultant is consulted prior to set up of this type of business. You might contact the following:
Ann Lambert Kremer, OTR/L, MHSA, CPC Beacon Rehab Solutions PO Box 172 Portland, Maine 04112 (207 ) 650-6786 [EMAIL PROTECTED] She does consulting work and seems to have a feel for most of the big issues. Jimmie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ron Carson Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 5:26 AM To: pat Subject: Re: [OTlist] working for MDs Hello Pat: Uf you don't get an answer here, you might try posting your message to another group. Here's two suggestions: 1. "OT's in Private Practice" - This is a very small group. You can find information on this group at www.OTnow.com (look for the OTgroup link) 2. "PT Manager" group - this is a VERY active group with thousands of members, mostly PT's. You can find info at: http://www.ptmanager.com/ptmanagerlistserv.htm Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] working for MDs p> Is there anyone on the list who is directly employed by an MD, or knows p> anyone who is? p> There is a doctor who wants to hire me to treat his patients, but someone p> told him that p> if he prescribed OT and then made a profit off the therapy it would be p> considered a p> kickback and would be unethical. Right now his patients are mainly p> medicare, but he wants p> to branch out to worker's comp, personal injury, and private p> insurance. Does anyone know p> what the ramifications of him hiring his own personal OT would be? What p> about contracting p> as an OT rather than being his employee? p> Thanks! p> Pat -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** NOTICE--The attached communication contains privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, DO NOT read, copy, or disseminate this communication. Non-intended recipients are hereby placed on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, duplication, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of these materials is expressly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete this information in its entirety and contact the Amedisys Privacy Hotline at 1-866-518-6684. Also, please immediately notify the sender via e-mail that you have received this communication in error. *** -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
