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Policy on Personal Service Agreements with Potential Sources or Recipients of <br /> Patient Referrals <br /> I. INTRODUCTION <br /> From time to time, NSMT enters into arrangements for personal or professional services with other <br /> health care providers or organizations that will provide those services. Such arrangements include but <br /> are not limited to NSMT contracting for the services of a physician as a medical director. These <br /> arrangements are referred to as "personal services contracts". If such providers or organizations may be <br /> in a position to refer or influence the referral of patients to NSMT, or if NSMT is in a position to refer <br /> or influence the referral of patients to them, such contracts must be structured to assure compliance with <br /> state and federal anti-kickback statutes. Such contracts shall comply with this policy, except to the <br /> extent that any lawful exception may be approved by NSMT Ethics & Compliance Department. <br /> H. GENERAL POLICY FOR PERSONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS <br /> A. All personal service agreements must specify the services covered under the Agreement. <br /> B.NSMT payments under the agreement must be specified in advance, commensurate with the fair <br /> market value of the services to be rendered for NSMT, and shall not be based directly or indirectly on <br /> the volume or value of any referrals between the parties. The personal services arrangement must not <br /> be intended even in part to induce the referral of business between the parties. <br /> POLICY REVIEW <br /> The NSMT Compliance Officer will review and update this Policy and all Compliance policies when <br /> necessary in the normal course of its review of the NSMT Compliance Program. <br /> 31 <br />