In the past few months, federal prosecutors in California have brought multiple indictments under the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) charging the owners of substance abuse treatment facilities and their...more
What appears to be the United States’ first conviction under the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”) occurred last month when the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky accepted the...more
Effective October 24, 2018, Congress enacted the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA) as part of the “Substance Use–Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities...more
What the New Law Does and How Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Are Impacted - Senate Bill 1228, also known as the Substance Use Disorder Patient Protection Act, was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and...more