Legislation Stark / Regulatory Compliance

The overall legal structure that IRG utilizes in its physician clinics has been created and reviewed by recognized health care counsel, and over the years, by many other health and general attorneys who represent the numerous clinics in which IRG provides services. To date, the IRG approach to the provision of physical and occupational services through physician offices has never been challenged by either state or national regulatory bodies. IRG believes strongly that its approach to the provision of these services is legal and consistent with billing requirements under Medicare and Medicaid.

IRG is very sensitive to the implications of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law with respect to IRG's services approach, and given the number of health care attorneys who have reviewed and accepted our approach, we are confident that our contractual relationship with our physician clients is legal. Notwithstanding, we welcome and encourage our prospective physician clients to have their legal counsel review our proposed agreement and relationship to provide additional confidence that our services approach meets applicable legal and billing standards. In addition to our ongoing review of the legalities of our structure, IRG participates fully in our physician clinics' corporate compliance plans and we gladly provide any data or other information required by the provisions of these plans.