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This bill, the Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2018, amends the Social Security Act to create an alternative protocol for healthcare entities to disclose inadvertent technical noncompliance with the Stark rule. The Stark rule prohibits physicians from making referrals to entities with which they have certain financial relationships. Under the new protocol, entities can voluntarily disclose and resolve minor technical violations, such as expired contracts or insufficient documentation, by paying a civil monetary penalty of $5,000 or $10,000 depending on the timing of the disclosure. This is intended to provide a more streamlined process for addressing minor, unintentional violations of the Stark rule, rather than the more burdensome self-disclosure protocol used previously.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3054/all-info