Eighth Circuit Determines that Compliance with Reasonable Interpretation of Government Regulation Sufficient to Avoid FCA Liability (Absent a Government Warning to the Contrary)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) establishes requirements for how medical procedures must be performed for a medical provider to seek payment for those procedures.  Seeking payment without properly performing the procedure might expose the provider to alleged liability under the False Claims Act (“FCA”).  But what if the requirements for the procedure are ambiguous?  Will a provider’s reasonable interpretation of a requirement … Continue reading Eighth Circuit Determines that Compliance with Reasonable Interpretation of Government Regulation Sufficient to Avoid FCA Liability (Absent a Government Warning to the Contrary)