Who Can Request An Exclusion Waiver?
Authorized Requester Only the administrator of a Federal or state health care program (e.g., Medicare or Medicaid director)…
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Exclusions can be Devastating for Small Practices
Exclusions from participation in federal and state healthcare programs represent a significant and often devastating threat to healthcare…
What Does It Mean To Be On An Exclusion List?
Being on an exclusion list means that an individual or entity has been barred from participating in a…
What to Do If You Have a Confirmed Exclusion
Finding out that an employee, vendor, contractor, or volunteer has a confirmed exclusion is a serious compliance emergency.…
A Provider’s Guide to the GSA SAM Database.
Health care providers and suppliers should also screen the General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) System for Award Management (SAM) database to ensure that the individuals and entities they employ or do business with have not been suspended or debarred from doing business with certain federal agencies and the programs they administer.
Resolving Exclusion Violations through the OIG Self-Disclosure Protocol
I. Introduction The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has the authority to exclude providers from participating in federal…
Medicare / Medicaid Providers Beware: A Nolo Contendere Plea to a Non-Health Care Crime Can Still Result in Exclusion from Medicare
The last two years have been rough for everyone, and it has been particularly difficult for health care…
The Proposed Expansion of CMS’ Revocation Authority Makes Monthly Exclusion Screening of ALL Employees More Important than Ever!
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)[1] is the Federal agency tasked with the overall responsibility of…