title: Medicare and state health programs: fraud and abuse; issuance of advisory opinions by the OIG--HHS. Final rule.
abstract: In accordance with section 205 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, this final rule sets forth the specific procedures by which the Department, through the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), in consultation with the Department of Justice (DoJ), will issue advisory opinions to outside parties regarding the interpretation and applicability of certain statutes relating to the Federal and State health care programs. The procedures for submitting a request and obtaining an advisory opinion from the OIG were established through interim final regulations published in the Federal Register on February 19, 1997. In response to public comments received on these interim final regulations, this final rule revises and clarifies various aspects of the earlier rulemaking.
mesh_terms: D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018584:Physician Self-Referral / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services