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  • srg36 replied to the topic Restrictions for physician's gifts in the forum Consultants and Legal Basics 7 years, 8 months ago

    I just want to emphasize the fact that companies take these gift policies very seriously. For example, in my company every employee is required to complete yearly training on the AdvaMed Code of Ethics as well as our own corporate policies regarding gift giving. Every year before the holiday season the president of our company sends out an email reminding everyone to follow these policies for any holiday gifts. Not only do we have policies governing gift giving to medical professionals, but we have a policy that we may not receive any gifts from vendors in excess of a certain amount. I actually had this happen to me last year. One of our vendors sent me and several other people a gift during the holidays in expression of their appreciation of us doing business with them. Someone discovered that the gift exceeded our limit, and we all had to send the gifts back to the vendor.