Grants, Contracts, and Other Agreements: Fraud and Abuse; Information Blocking; Office of Inspector General's Civil Money Penalty Rules
other · US Department of Health and Human Services · Rule · Published 2023-07-03 · Effective 2023-08-02 · 88 FR 42820
Document
Document number
2023-13851
Federal Register citation
88 FR 42820
CFR reference
42 CFR 1003
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Health and Human Services
Publication date
2023-07-03
Effective date
2023-08-02
Abstract
This final rule amends the civil money penalty (CMP) regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to: incorporate new CMP authority for information blocking; incorporate new authorities for CMPs, assessments, and exclusions related to HHS grants, contracts, other agreements; and increase the maximum penalties for certain CMP violations.