Health care programs: fraud and abuse; revised OIG sanction authorities resulting from Public Law 105-33--OIG. Notice of proposed rulemaking

This rulemaking proposes revisions to the OIG's exclusion and civil money penalty authorities set forth in 42 CFR parts 1001, 1002 and 1003, resulting from the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33. These proposed revisions are intended to protect and strengthen Medicare and State health care programs by increasing the OIG's anti-fraud and abuse authority through new or revised exclusion and civil money penalty provisions.