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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>0936-AA04</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201310</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>0936</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of the Inspector General</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OIG</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>0900</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Health and Human Services</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>HHS</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Medicare and State Health Care Programs:  Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to the Office of the Inspector General&apos;s Civil Monetary Penalty Rules</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rule makes changes to the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL) regulations at 42 CFR 1003 to implement authorities under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other statutes.  
ACA provides for CMPs, assessments, and exclusion for:

•Failure to grant access timely access to OIG; 
•Ordering or prescribing while excluded;
•Making false statements, omissions, or misrepresentations in an enrollment application;
•Failure to return an overpayment; and 
•Making or using a false record or statement that is material to a false or fraudulent claim.

These statutory changes are reflected in the proposed regulations.  

We also propose a reorganization of 42 CFR 1003 to make the regulations more accessible to the public and to add clarity to the regulatory scheme.  
We propose an alternate methodology for calculating penalties and assessments for employing excluded individuals in positions in which the individuals do not directly bill the Federal health care programs for furnishing items or services.  We also clarify the liability guidelines under OIG authorities, including the CMPL, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act; section 1140 of the Social Security Act for conduct involving electronic mail, Internet, and telemarketing solicitations; and section 1927 of the Social Security Act for late or incomplete reporting of drug-pricing information.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>42 CFR 1003 and 1005</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 262a</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 405(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 405(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1302</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1320a–7</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1320a-7a</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1320a-7(c)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1320b-10</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1320c–5</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1395dd(d)(1)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1395mm</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1395nn(g)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1395ss(d)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1395w-112(b)(3)(E)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1395w-141(i)(3)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1395w-27(g)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1395y(b)(3)(B)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1396b(m)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1396r-7(b)(3)(B)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1396r-7(b)(3)(C)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1396t(i)(3)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 11131c</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 11137(b)(2)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/00/2014</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Patrice</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Drew</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>S.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Regulations Analyst</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0936</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of the Inspector General</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OIG</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 619-1368</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>patrice.drew@oig.hhs.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>330 Independence Avenue SW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20201</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
    </RIN_INFO>
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