Health care programs; fraud and abuse; amendments to OIG exclusion and CMP authorities resulting from Public Law 100-93-- Office of Inspector General, HHS. Final rule and clarification

This final rule clarifies the scope and purpose of the exclusion authority provisions originally set forth in final rulemaking published in the Federal Register on January 29, 1992 (57 FR 3298). That final rule implemented the OIG sanction and civil money penalty (CMP) provisions established through section 2 and other conforming amendments in the Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act of 1987, and other statutory authorities. This clarifying document modifies the final rule to give greater clarity to the original scope of the authorities contained in 42 CFR part 1001. In addition, this rule is providing further clarification to the discovery provision set forth in part 1005 of the regulations.