Lexology November 8, 2023
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released on November 6 its General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG), a helpful new resource for the healthcare industry that consolidates available compliance program guidance in a user-friendly format.
OIG’s introduction of the new GCPG marks the first major update to OIG’s compliance program guidance materials in 15 years. This detailed reference guide for the healthcare industry, posted in a user-friendly format on the OIG’s website, provides overviews of the following:
- Key federal laws, including the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law), False Claims Act, various civil monetary penalty authorities, federal program exclusion authorities, the criminal healthcare fraud statute, and the Health Insurance Portability and...