Medicare program; physician fee freeze sanctions--HHS. Notice of proposed rulemaking.
This notice of proposed rulemaking sets forth OIG procedures for the imposition of civil money penalties and Medicare program exclusions on physicians who choose not to be participating physicians and who raise charges to Medicare beneficiaries in violation of the freeze on such fees contained in Section 2306 of Pub. L. 98-369 (the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984). The proposed rule also modifies existing regulations to permit the OIG to impose civil money penalties and assessments on those who choose to be participating physicians under the Medicare program and who violate their participation agreements as set forth in Section 2306. This regulation does not pertain to HCFA's responsibility for the Physician Fee Freeze.
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