Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 42 - Public Health |
Chapter V - Office of Inspector General-Health Care, Department of Health and Human Services |
SubChapter B - OIG Authorities |
Part 1004 - Imposition of Sanctions on Health Care Practitioners and Providers of Health Care Services by a Quality Improvement Organization |
Subpart C - QIO Responsibilities |
§ 1004.80 - QIO report to the OIG.
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§ 1004.80 QIO report to the OIG.
(a) Manner of reporting. If the violation(s) identified by the QIO have not been resolved, it must submit a report and recommendation to the OIG at the field office with jurisdiction.
(b) Content of report. The QIO report must include the following information -
(1) Identification of the practitioner or other person and, when applicable, the name of the director, administrator or owner of the entity involved;
(2) The type of health care services involved;
(3) A description of each failure to comply with an obligation, including specific dates, places, circumstances and other relevant facts;
(4) Pertinent documentary evidence;
(5) Copies of written correspondence, including reports of conversations with the practitioner or other person regarding the violation and, if applicable, a copy of the verbatim transcript of the meeting with the practitioner or other person;
(6) The QIO's finding that an obligation under section 1156(a) of the Act has been violated and that the violation is substantial and has occurred in a substantial number of cases or is gross and flagrant;
(7) A case-by-case analysis and evaluation of any additional information provided by the practitioner or other person in response to the QIO's initial finding;
(8) A copy of the CAP that was developed and documentation of the results of such plan;
(9) The number of admissions by the practitioner or other person reviewed by the QIO during the period in which the violation(s) were identified;
(10) The professional qualifications of the QIO's reviewers; and
(11) The QIO's sanction recommendation.
(c) QIO recommendation. The QIO must specify in its report -
(1) The sanction recommended;
(2) The amount of the monetary penalty recommended, if applicable;
(3) The period of exclusion recommended, if applicable;
(4) The availability of alternative sources of services in the community, with supporting information; and
(5) The county or counties in which the practitioner or other person furnishes services.
[60 FR 63640, Dec. 12, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 23143, Apr. 29, 1997]