Kidspeace National Centers of New England Agreed to Pay $44,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Contracting with an Excluded Individual

On July 31, 2025, Kidspeace National Centers of New England, Inc. (Kidspeace), Ellsworth, Maine, entered into a $44,736.78 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that Kidspeace, through a contractor, employed an individual who was excluded from participating in any Federal health care program. OIG alleged that the excluded individual, a speech pathologist, provided items or services that were billed to Federal health care programs.