All Advisory Opinions
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AO 22-11
Regarding its proposal to employ an individual who is excluded from participation in Federal health care programs to perform marketing tasks relating to workers’ compensation programs.
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AO 15-14
Regarding a non-profit, tax-exempt, charitable organization's program to help financially needy patients, including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, obtain magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis or ongoing evaluation of [disease state redacted] (the "Arrangement").
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AO 22-10
Regarding (i) a modification to OIG Advisory Opinion 15-14, issued to the requestor on November 13, 2015, to include within the scope of that opinion, the requestor’s proposal to provide financial assistance for certain past magnetic resonance imaging tests; and (ii) a second arrangement regarding the distribution of certain cooling and mobility items, ancillary to the arrangement addressed in OIG Advisory Opinion 15-14.
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AO 22-09
Regarding a proposed arrangement pursuant to which Requestor would compensate hospitals for certain specimen collection services for laboratory tests furnished by Requestor.
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AO 22-08
Regarding an arrangement whereby certain existing patients of Requestor use limited-use smartphones that Requestor loaned to such patients to facilitate access to telehealth services.
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AO 22-07
Regarding an arrangement whereby certain physicians have an ownership interest in a medical device company that manufactures products that may be ordered by the physician owners and a physician spouse of one of the physician owners.
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AO 22-06
Regarding the provision of free genetic testing and genetic counseling services to individuals who meet specified clinical criteria.
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AO 22-05
Regarding the proposed subsidization of certain Medicare cost-sharing obligations in the context of a clinical trial.
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AO 22-04
Regarding a program through which Requestor provides certain individuals access to digital contingency management and related tools to treat substance use disorders, where the Program is funded by customers, which could include individuals’ health care providers or suppliers.
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AO 22-03
Regarding Requestors’ proposal to pay salaries to, and nurse aide certification program tuition costs on behalf of, new employees who Requestors have hired to work as certified nurse aides for Requestors’ home health agencies.
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AO 22-02
Regarding a proposed arrangement between Requestor and two individuals, pursuant to which Requestor and the individuals would reduce and subsidize certain costs incurred by qualifying patients of Requestor’s children’s hospital.
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AO 22-01
Regarding the proposed expansion of discount programs for low-income individuals.
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AO 21-20
Regarding Requestor’s proposal to create an online platform for: (i) users to search for and contact home-based health care providers, where providers listed on the website would be charged on a per-click basis; and (ii) advertising by individuals and entities other than home-based health care providers.
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AO 21-19
Regarding Requestor’s provision of free eye drops that mitigate side effects for patients using one of its products.
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AO 21-18
Regarding a proposed joint venture for the provision of therapy services.
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AO 21-17
Regarding the proposed subsidization of beneficiary cost-sharing obligations for Medicare-covered services provided as part of a clinical trial.
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AO 21-16
Regarding a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s arrangement to provide up to a specified number of trial units of a long-acting antipsychotic drug to certain hospitals for inpatient use.
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AO 21-15
Regarding a pain management company’s proposal to retain net profits from services provided by an employed certified registered nurse anesthetist pursuant to a reassignment of billing rights.
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AO 21-14
Regarding a proposal to extend an existing discount program for chiropractic patients to include Federal health care program beneficiaries.
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AO 21-13
Regarding the proposed subsidization of beneficiary cost-sharing obligations for Medicare-covered services provided as part of a clinical trial.