Terms

Question 1

OIG

Answer 1

Office of Inspector General

Question 2

DHHS

Answer 2

Department of Health and Human Services

Question 3

CIA

Answer 3

Corporate Integrity Agreement

Question 4

PPACA

Answer 4

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Question 5

GAO

Answer 5

Government Accountability Office

Question 6

FCA

Answer 6

False Claims Act

Question 7

FCA Penalties

Answer 7

$5,500 - $11,000 per claim filed plus 3 times the amount of damages sustained by the government

Question 8

AKS

Answer 8

Anti-Kickback Status

Question 9

AKS Criminal Penalties

Answer 9

Up to $50,000 plus 3 times the total amount of remuneration against those in remuneration schemes

Question 10

Stark

Answer 10

Physician Self Referral Law

Question 11

Stark Penalties

Answer 11

$15,000 per claim and civil penalties up to $100,000. Failure to meet requirements carries an additional $100,000 per day penalty.

Question 12

Remuneration

Answer 12

An amount of money paid to someone for the work that person has done

Question 13

qui tam

Answer 13

A lawsuit brought by a private citizen (popularly called a “whistle blower”) against a person or company who is believed to have violated the law in the performance of a contract with the government or in violation of a government regulation, when there is a statute which provides for a penalty for such violations.