The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a favorable advisory opinion, OIG Advisory Opinion No. 22-11 (the “Opinion”), analyzing the proposed employment of an individual...more
In a recent advisory opinion, the OIG permitted a federally funded community health center to purchase real estate from an entity owned, in part, by an individual who was excluded from participation in federal health care...more
In OIG Advisory Opinion 18-01, published February 27, 2018, the OIG concluded a proposed employment arrangement between an excluded individual and a for-profit company selling discounted emergency medications to long term...more
On May 8, 2013, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published an updated bulletin that spells out the frequency with which employers should check the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals and Entities and clarifies which...more
In This Issue: - Exclusion from Federal Health Care Programs - The New Advisory Bulletin - What Providers Should Know - For More Information - Excerpt from Exclusion from Federal Health Care...more