Medicare program; reporting requirements for financial relationships between physicians and health care entities that furnish selected items and services--HCFA. Interim final rule with comment period

This interim final rule sets forth reporting requirements under the Medicare program for the submission by certain health care entities of information about their financial relationships with physicians. It implements section 1877(f) of the Social Security Act, which includes the requirements that entities furnishing Medicare covered clinical laboratory services must provide HCFA with information concerning their ownership arrangements. It also provides notice of HCFA's decision to waive the requirements of section 1877(f) with respect to certain entities that do not furnish clinical laboratory services.