title: Health care programs: fraud and abuse; revised OIG exclusion authorities resulting from Public Law 104-191--OIG. Final rule.
abstract: This final rule addresses revisions to the OIG's administrative sanction authorities to comport with sections 211, 212 and 213 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, along with other technical and conforming changes to the OIG exclusion authorities set forth in 42 CFR parts 1000, 1001, 1002 and 1005. These revisions serve to expand the scope of certain basic fraud authorities, and revise and strengthen the current legal authorities pertaining to exclusions from the Medicare, Medicaid and all other Federal health care programs.
mesh_terms: D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008483:Medical Assistance / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services