Debarments and Suspensions of Health Care Providers From the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program

Résumé

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to amend its regulations on administrative sanctions of health care providers participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). The proposed regulations implement the suspension and debarment provisions of section 2 of the Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-266). This statute modified both the substantive and procedural requirements for FEHBP administrative sanctions. These regulations supercede interim regulations issued in 1989 to implement the earlier sanctions legislation that was amended by Pub. L. 105-266. They will promote quicker, more uniform decisionmaking for suspensions and debarments, and will enhance protection against unfit providers for both the FEHBP and the individuals it covers.