STATUTORY AUTHORITY
1128(b)(14) — Default on a health education loan or scholarship obligation
Default on repayment of a health education loan or scholarship obligation, where reasonable steps to secure repayment have failed.
What this means for a placement decision
Federal health care programmes will not pay for any item or service furnished by, or at the medical direction of, an excluded party. Civil monetary penalties can accrue per claim submitted. Confirm the identity of this record against the person or entity in front of you before acting on it — the OIG file carries name, date of birth, and where available an NPI for exactly that purpose.
Confirming identity
This record carries an NPI, which is a unique national identifier. A match on that NPI is deterministic.
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