Program Exclusions: March & April 2006

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General AGENCY: Office of Inspector General, HHS. ACTION: Notice of program exclusions. During the months of March & April 2006, the HHS Office of Inspector General imposed exclusions in the cases set forth below. When an exclusion is imposed, no program payment is made to anyone for any items or services (other than an emergency item or service not provided in a hospital emergency room) furnished, ordered or prescribed by an excluded party under the Medicare, Medicaid, and all Federal Health Care programs. In addition, no program payment is made to any business or facility, e.g., a hospital, that submits bills for payment for items or services provided by an excluded party. Program beneficiaries remain free to decide for themselves whether they will continue to use the services of an excluded party even though no program payments will be made for items and services provided by that excluded party. The exclusions have national effect and also apply to all Executive Branch procurement and non-procurement programs and activities. Subject, city, state Effective date Program-Related Convictions Allen, Edward 5/18/2006 Fresno, CA Amico, Richard 5/18/2006 Danbury, CT Andrews, Raleigh 4/20/2006 Florence, SC Bartko, Douglas 4/20/2006 Wasilla, AK Bates, Jeffrey 4/20/2006 Courtland, OH Bengochea, Alberto 4/20/2006 Miami, FL Betancourt, Lazaro 5/18/2006 Miami, FL Bharne, Dilip 5/18/2006 Little Neck, NY Blue, Victoria 4/20/2…