Lexology April 26, 2023
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced that it is expanding the topics it considers for new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) submitted by healthcare stakeholders. OIG will now answer general questions about the Federal anti-kickback statute (AKS), questions related to the civil monetary penalty (CMP) provision prohibiting remuneration to Medicare and State health care program beneficiaries, and questions relating to OIG’s enforcement authority under these statutes. OIG has stated it will respond to inquiries in the FAQ asking for general applications of AKS to a given type of arrangement. OIG also said it would answer questions regarding compliance and its healthcare fraud self-disclosure protocol.
Previously, OIG had FAQs dedicated only to the advisory opinion process, exclusions, whistleblower protections and,...