A person is subject to administrative actions or sanctions
if the person is convicted of or engages in an act that constitutes
under state or federal law:
(1) a criminal offense related to performance of a
provider agreement or program violation of Medicare, the Medicaid
program, other HHS program, or any other state's Medicaid program;
(2) a criminal offense relating to dangerous drugs,
controlled substances, or any other drug-related offense, including
the unlawful manufacture, distribution, prescription, dispensing,
or possession of a controlled substance;
(3) a criminal offense involving moral turpitude;
(4) a criminal offense relating to fraud, theft, embezzlement,
breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct
relating to the delivery of a health care item or service;
(5) a criminal offense relating to fraud, theft, embezzlement,
breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct
relating to any act or omission in a program operated or financed,
in whole or in part, by any federal, state, or local government agency;
(6) a criminal offense related to the delivery of an
item or service under Medicare, the Medicaid program, other HHS program,
or any other state's Medicaid program, including the performance of
management or administrative services relating to the delivery of
items or services under any such program;
(7) a criminal offense related to the neglect or abuse
of a patient, in connection with the delivery of a health care item
or service, including any offense that the OIG concludes entailed,
or resulted in, neglect or abuse of patients; or
(8) a criminal offense related to the interference
with or obstruction of any audit or investigation into an alleged
criminal offense.
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