Sunrise Clinical Lab, an independent clinical laboratory based in Irvington, is accused of violating New Jersey Medicaid regulations by billing for drug tests without obtaining required physician signatures.
An audit report released last week by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) found Sunrise billed for drug tests without physician signatures in 24 percent of the instances reviewed, according to a press release from the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC).
The audit also found that Sunrise failed to perform tests ordered by doctors in 44 separate instances (24%), potentially compromising patient care. Sunrise must repay New Jersey Medicaid $3,437,006, the release said…