Medicare and Federal Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions and Technical Corrections
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2002-03-18 · Effective 2002-04-17 · 67 FR 11928
Document
Document number
02-6350
Federal Register citation
67 FR 11928
CFR reference
42 CFR 1001
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2002-03-18
Effective date
2002-04-17
Abstract
This final rule sets forth several revisions and technical corrections to the OIG regulations pertaining to fraud and abuse in Federal health care programs. This rule contains revisions and clarifications with respect to the definition of the term "item or service," the reinstatement procedures relating to exclusions resulting from a default on health education or scholarship obligations, the factors considered in determining civil money penalty amounts for patient dumping violations, and several other matters. In addition, this rule makes a number of minor technical corrections to the current regulations in order to clarify various issues and inadvertent errors appearing in the OIG's existing regulatory authorities.