Quest Diagnostics Agreed to Pay $315,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Providing Remuneration in the Form of Above than Fair Market Value Rent for Space
After it self-disclosed conduct to OIG, Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated (Quest), agreed to pay $315,093.35 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law provisions applicable to physician self-referrals and kickbacks. OIG alleged that Quest, at one of its laboratories in New Jersey, paid remuneration in the form of greater than fair market value rent for space, which was related to a medical practice that referred patients to Quest.
Action Details
- Date:January 24, 2017
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Enforcement Types:
- Fraud Self-Disclosures