New York Addiction Treatment Center Settles Case Involving Kickback Allegations
On September 18, 2017, Parallax Center, Inc. (Parallax), New York, New York, entered into a $64,203.30 settlement agreement with OIG. As the result of its investigation, OIG alleged that Parallax received improper remuneration from Millennium Health, LLC f/k/a Millennium Laboratories, Inc. (Millennium), in the form of point of care test cups which resulted in prohibited referrals. OIG further alleged that the referrals were prohibited because the remuneration created a financial relationship and that Parallax caused Millennium to present claims for designated health services that resulted from the prohibited referrals. Senior Counsels Andrea Treese Berlin and Geoffrey Hymans represented OIG.
Action Details
- Date:September 18, 2017
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Enforcement Types:
- CMP and Affirmative Exclusions