False Claims Act Policy

I. Purpose and Scope
II. Policy
III. Definitions

I. Purpose and Scope

The purpose of this policy is to inform employees, contractors, 十大网赌平台推荐-希区柯克(D-H)代理联邦和州(新罕布什尔州)虚假索赔法(fca)条款, 包括他们举报违反联邦和州法律的权利. 本政策还包括关于D-H在打击欺诈方面所做努力的一般信息, 浪费和滥用,并描述某些类型的欺诈活动可能导致的违规行为的补救措施和罚款.

II. Policy

Reporting Fraud, Waste and Abuse

All employees, contractors, D-H的代理人必须立即向公司合规官报告任何欺诈嫌疑, waste, or abuse in connection with the business of D-H. D-H从事具体的合规工作,以发现和防止欺诈, waste, and abuse, such as the Corporate Compliance Program.

有关D-H公司合规计划和具体合规政策的更多信息, or on how to report any concerns, 请与合规及审计服务部联络,电邮 603-650-3480 or visit the website. 该组织已经与第三方供应商签订了合同,该供应商维护了一条24/7的帮助热线,可以通过以下方式联系 1-844-733-0094.

Detailed Information of the Federal False Claims Act

联邦FCA对故意提交虚假索赔的个人和实体实施民事(在某些情况下是刑事)处罚, 或故意无视索赔的真实性或虚假性,或不计后果地无视其真实性或虚假性,或合谋通过获得虚假或欺诈性索赔来欺骗政府. Specific intent to defraud is not required.

FCA包括一项重要条款,允许普通公民代表联邦政府提起诉讼,并要求政府加入诉讼. 作为回报,该公民可以分享任何赔偿或和解的百分比. 这种类型的诉讼被称为集体诉讼和个人诉讼, or relator, is a "whistleblower", 谁提出所谓不当行为的证据. 这一规定的目的是激励举报人帮助政府发现和避免支付欺诈性索赔,并通过奖励举报人一定比例的赔偿来起诉那些提交虚假索赔的人.

To prevail under a lawsuit, 关联方必须是向联邦政府报告的信息的“原始来源”. Specifically, 相关人员必须对虚假申报活动有直接和独立的了解,并自愿向政府提供这些信息. 如果披露的事情已经是联邦调查的对象, 或者医疗保健提供者或供应商以前曾向联邦机构披露过该问题, 关联方可能被禁止根据FCA获得追偿.

根据FCA的私人法律诉讼必须在向政府提交虚假索赔之日起六(6)年内提起. Depending upon the circumstances, 政府提出的索赔可在虚假索赔后10年内提出.

The FCA is not confined to healthcare claims, 但也适用于联邦政府的任何付款要求. FCA适用于从D-H发送到任何政府付款人计划的账单和索赔, including Medicare and Medicaid.

It is the policy of D-H that an employee, 卫生署的承办商或代理如明知呈报虚假资料,将会向有关当局举报. Under the FCA, 任何人或任何实体向政府提交虚假的索赔或陈述,都可能被处以5美元的民事罚款,500 and $11,000 for each such claim submitted, regardless of the size of the false claim, 个人或实体可能被要求支付政府所承受的三倍的损害赔偿金. In addition, 政府可以将违规者排除在医疗保险之外, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs.

Examples of potential false claims include, but are not limited to: (a) billing of items or services that were never rendered by the health care provider; (b) billing for services that are medically unnecessary; (c) upcoding (practice of billing for Medicare/Medicaid using a billing code providing a higher payment rate than the billing code intended to be used for the service or item furnished to the patient); (d) billing separately for services that should be bundled; (e) billing separately for outpatient services that were provided within 72 hours (before or after) an inpatient stay; (f) billing for a discharge in lieu of a transfer.

Whistleblower Protection – Federal Law

联邦FCA保护被解雇的雇员, demoted, suspended, harassed, 或因其参与或协助而受到雇主的任何形式的歧视.g.(如证言、调查开始)在虚假索赔诉讼中.

该法案赋予雇员获得救济以“使其完整”的权利。, 包括重新声明,如果没有歧视,他们本来会有同样的资历地位, twice the back pay, interest on back pay, 以及因歧视而遭受的任何特殊损害赔偿,包括诉讼费用和合理的律师费.

联邦程序欺诈民事救济法案的详细信息

对联邦政府进行欺诈的个人或实体, by false claims or statement, 除了FCA根据《十大网赌平台推荐》(PFCRA)的处罚外,还可以评估罚款。. PFCRA penalties of $5,如果个人或实体向联邦政府提交的声明中:个人或实体知道或有理由知道是虚假的,则适用每虚假声明或陈述1万美元, fictitious, or fraudulent; includes or is supported by written statements containing false, fictitious, or fraudulent information; includes or is supported by written statements that omit a material fact, which causes the statements to be false, fictitious, or fraudulent and the individual submitting the statement has a duty to include the omitted fact; or is for payment of property or services that are not provided as claimed.

The $5,如果个人或公司提供与索赔有关的书面备份或材料,其中个人或实体断言的重大事实是虚假的,则罚款也适用, fictitious or fraudulent; or omits a fact that the individual had a duty to include, the omission causes the statement to be false, fictitious, or fraudulent, 声明中包含了准确性的证明.

New Hampshire State Law NH RSA 167:61-a et seq.

新罕布什尔州有自己的FCA,与联邦FCA非常相似. Under the NH statute no person shall knowingly make, present or cause to be made, 任何虚假或欺诈性索赔支付任何商品或服务, 或确定医疗补助或其他国家援助计划下的任何权利或福利. 这种行为对国家的责任是不少于5美元的民事罚款,000 and not more than $10,000, 加上该州因该人的行为而承受的损害赔偿金额的三倍.

The statute defines a claim as any request or demand, whether under a contract or otherwise, for money or property that is made to an officer, employee, agent, 或其他国家代表或承包商, grantee, or other person, 如果国家提供请求或要求的任何部分的金钱或财产, or if the state will reimburse the contractor, grantee, 或其他被请求或要求的金钱或财产的任何部分的接受者.

该法规将“故意”定义为故意作出或导致作出任何虚假或欺诈性陈述, 或故意提供或导致提供或呈现, in whole or in part, any fraudulent record, document, 向任何州官员或执法人员提供数据或工具, 与医疗补助或其他类似的州计划下的任何商品或服务的付款索赔或付款率的任何审计或调查有关.

根据NH法规,针对虚假索赔的诉讼必须在违法行为发生之日起六(6)年内提起,或者在负责在这种情况下采取行动的司法部长办公室内的官员知道或合理地应该知道对诉讼权利至关重要的事实之日起三(3)年内提起, 但无论如何不得超过违法行为发生之日起10年, whichever occurs last.

新罕布什尔州——《十大网赌平台推荐》(RSA 275-E)

D-H员工应该意识到,如果他们认为D-H在收到潜在违规通知后没有作出适当回应,他们可以自己通知政府. D-H禁止对该雇员采取任何不利行动,该雇员应直接通知政府. 举报违法行为的员工可以得到保护, participate in government investigations or hearings, or refuse to execute illegal directives.

任何员工依法举报他人提交的虚假申报或涉嫌虚假申报的信息, or participates in an investigation, hearing, 或由任何政府机构或任何法院进行的调查, 或拒绝执行违反新罕布什尔州或美国政治分支机构通过的任何法律或规则的指令,不得解除, threatened, or discriminated against.

If that were to occur, 该员工有权以相同的资历复职, two (2) times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay, 以及因歧视而遭受的特殊损害赔偿, 包括诉讼费用和合理的律师费.

III. Definitions

  1. Dartmouth-Hitchcock: 所有十大网赌平台推荐-希区柯克诊所和玛丽·希区柯克纪念医院的设施.
  2. Employees: All employees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, including but not limited to physicians, nurses, support staff, and administrators.
  3. Contractor or Agent: Includes any contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person which or who, on behalf of the entity, furnishes, 或以其他方式授权提供医疗补助项目或服务, performs billing or coding functions, 或参与监测某一实体提供的保健服务. [注:“承包商”或“代理”的定义引用自12月13日的, 2006年医疗保险和医疗补助中心(CMS)给州医疗补助主任的信. 2007年1月,CMS确认计费和编码供应商被视为承包商, 但没有直接获得医疗补助的复制和粉碎服务提供商或制造商不被视为承包商.]