

Darcy Devine and Melanie Rosebrock
- May 26, 2021
FMV is Required for Nurse Practitioner and Other NPP Recruitment Subsidies
A less well-known, but noteworthy, exception to the Stark Law permits hospitals to grant financial subsidies to private practice physicians in support of recruitment and employment of non-physician practitioners (NPPs) in high-need fields within their communities. Available to primary care and mental health service providers, this particular NPP umbrella includes physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), certified nurse-midwives, clinical social workers, and psyc