Community Health United Home Care Agreed to Pay $9.8 Million for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Services that Lacked Proper Certifications and Other Hospice Requirements
After it self-disclosed conduct to OIG, Community Health United Home Care, LLC (CHUHC), Alabama, agreed to pay $9,800,707 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. OIG alleged that CHUHC submitted claims to Medicare for two of its locations without certifications of terminal illness, face-to-face encounters, and/or physician narratives as required by regulations.
Action Details
- Date:October 22, 2015
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Enforcement Types:
- Fraud Self-Disclosures