§ 412.612 - Coordination of the collection of patient assessment data.

§ 412.612 Coordination of the collection of patient assessment data.

(a) Responsibilities of the clinician. A clinician of an inpatient rehabilitation facility who has participated in performing the patient assessment must have responsibility for -

(1) The accuracy and thoroughness of the specific data recorded by that clinician on the patient's assessment instrument; and

(2) The accuracy of the assessment reference date inserted on the patient assessment instrument completed under § 412.610(c).

(b) Penalty for falsification.

(1) Under Medicare, an individual who knowingly and willfully -

(i) Completes a material and false statement in a patient assessment is subject to a civil money penalty of not more than $1,000 as adjusted annually under 45 CFR part 102 for each assessment; or

(ii) Causes another individual to complete a material and false statement in a patient assessment is subject to a civil money penalty of not more than $5,000 as adjusted annually under 45 CFR part 102 for each assessment.

(2) Clinical disagreement does not constitute a material and false statement.

[66 FR 41388, Aug. 7, 2001, as amended at 81 FR 61562, Sept. 6, 2016]