Who does the Stark Law apply to according to the material?

• A. Physicians only
• B. Nurses only
• C. Hospitals only
• D. Payers only

Answer: (A)

Stark Law is the physician self-referral law, focusing on the actions and relationships of physicians with entities to which they refer patients for designated health services. It bars a physician from referring a Medicare/Medicaid patient to an entity with which the physician has a financial relationship, unless a specific exception applies. This makes physicians the central party the statute targets, because the concern is physician-driven referrals and the related financial ties. Other groups like nurses, hospitals, or payers aren’t the primary subjects of the law, though they can be impacted when they are the referral targets or the entities involved in the physician’s financial arrangements.