State Obligation to Notify HHS OIG for Administrative Sanctions on Beneficiaries
Guidance for : This is to follow up on the enclosed letter sent to you on March 17, 1999, regarding the States' obligation to notify the Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Inspector General (OIG) when an administrative sanction is imposed against a Medicaid program participant. By way of background, each State Medicaid Plan provides that "whenever a provider of services or any other person is terminated, suspended, or otherwise sanctioned or prohibited from participating under the State plan, the State agency shall promptly notify the Secretary ... of such action," Section 1902(a)(41) of the Social Security Act ("the Act"), 42 U.S.C. �1396a(a)(41).
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: May 16, 2000
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