HR 5102 · 100th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Federal Employees Health Benefits Amendments Act of 1988

Introduced 1988-07-28· Sponsored by Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 100-654.(1988-11-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Employees Health Benefits Amendments Act of 1988 - Title I: Provisions Relating to Health Care Providers - Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to bar from participation in the Federal health benefits program any provider of health care services or supplies that has been convicted, under Federal or State law, of a criminal offense relating to: (1) fraud, corruption, breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct in connection with the delivery of a health care service or supply; (2) neglect or abuse of patients in connection with the delivery of a health care service or supply; and (3) the unlawful manufacture, distribution, prescription, or dispensing of a controlled substance. Bars from program participation any provider that has been convicted in connection with the interference with or obstruction of an investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense described under this Act. Bars from program participation any provider: (1) whose license to provide health care services or supplies has been revoked, suspended, restricted, or not renewed by a State licensing authority for reasons relating to the provider's professional competence, pro…

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Cosponsors (4)

2 Democrats2 Republicans