0936-AA05 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0936 Office of the Inspector General OIG 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to the Office of Inspector General's Exclusion Authorities

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), (Pub. L. 111-148), 124 Stat. 119 (2010), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, (Pub. L. 111-152), 124 Stat. 1029 (2010), (hereafter ACA) significantly expanded OIG's authority to protect Federal health care programs from fraud and abuse. OIG proposes to update its regulations to codify the changes made by ACA in the regulations. At the same time, OIG proposes updates pursuant to the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) and other statutory authorities, as well as technical changes to clarify and update the regulations.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No Not Yet Determined Not Yet Determined No NPRM 05/09/2014 79 FR 26809 NPRM Comment Period End 07/08/2014 Final Action 12/00/2015 No No None No No No No Patrice Drew S. Regulations Analyst 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS 202 619-1368 patrice.drew@hhs.gov 330 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20201