Health and Human Services Department Proposed Rule

2020-08451: Grants, Contracts, and Other Agreements: Fraud and Abuse; Information Blocking; Office of Inspector General's Civil Money Penalty Rules

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Summary

This proposed rule would amend the civil money penalty (CMP or penalty) rules of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to: Incorporate new authorities for CMPs, assessments, and exclusions related to HHS grants, contracts, other agreements; incorporate new CMP authorities for information blocking; and increase the maximum penalties for certain CMP violations.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 2 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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