Common use of Exclusion From Federal Health Care Programs Clause in Contracts

Exclusion From Federal Health Care Programs. (a) Supplier represents and warrants that neither it, nor, to the best of its knowledge and belief, any of its employees or other contracted staff who provide services for Ascension Health or an Eligible Recipient (collectively referred to in this section as “employees”) has been excluded from participation in any Federal Health Care Program (as defined herein). Supplier agrees to notify Ascension Health within five (5) business days of Supplier’s receipt of notice of intent to exclude or actual notice of exclusion of Supplier from any such program. The listing of Supplier on the Office of Inspector General’s exclusion list (OIG website), the General Services Administration’s Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs (GSA website) for excluded individuals or entities, any state Medicaid exclusion list, or the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC’s) blocked list shall constitute “exclusion” for purposes of this section. Supplier’s exclusion from any Federal Health Care Program shall constitute a material breach of this section and this ASP Agreement shall immediately terminate without penalty to Ascension Health or any applicable Eligible Recipient, unless Ascension Health elects in writing to continue this ASP Agreement. For purposes of this section, the term “Federal Health Care Program” means the Medicare program, any State Medicaid program, TRICARE, any health care program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program, any federally-funded state social services block grant program, or the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. If Supplier learns that any Supplier Personnel is listed on the Office of Inspector General’s exclusion list (OIG website), the General Services Administration’s Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs (GSA website) for excluded individuals or entities, any state Medicaid exclusion list, or the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC’s) blocked list, then Supplier shall immediately cease using that Supplier Personnel in connection with Supplier’s provision of the Services and shall notify the applicable Eligible Recipient of such Supplier Personnel’s exclusion within ten (10) calendar days of discovering it.

Exclusion From Federal Health Care Programs. (a) Supplier represents and warrants that neither it, nor, to the best of its knowledge and belief, any of its employees or other contracted staff who provide services for Ascension Health or an Eligible Recipient (collectively referred to in this section as “employees”) has Supplier Personnel have been excluded from participation in any Federal Health Care Program (as defined herein)Program. Supplier agrees to notify Ascension Health within five (5) business days of Supplier’s receipt of notice of intent to exclude or actual notice of exclusion of Supplier from any such program. The listing of Supplier on the Office of Inspector General’s exclusion list List of Excluded Individuals / Entities (OIG website), the General Services Administration’s Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs System Award Management (GSA website) for excluded individuals or entities, any state Medicaid exclusion list, or the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC’s) blocked list shall constitute “exclusion” for purposes of this section. Supplier’s If (b) Ascension Health conducts routine exclusion screen review processes. On the basis of such process, as of the Effective Date, Ascension Health attests that it has not identified, is not aware of, or does not have any knowledge of or reason to believe that a rebadged employee (i) has been excluded from participation in or providing services to a Federal Health Care Program or other applicable federal/state programs according to information identified in the above-referenced screening process; (ii) has been sanctioned according to information identified in the above- referenced screening process; or (iii) is under investigation by a federal or state entity or agency according to information identified in the above-referenced screening process. (c) If Supplier is excluded from any Federal Health Care Program shall constitute a material breach of this section and this ASP Agreement shall immediately terminate without penalty fails to notify Ascension Health or any applicable Eligible Recipientwithin [**] business days of receipt of notice of exclusion by Supplier, unless Supplier agrees to indemnify Ascension Health elects in writing to continue this ASP Agreement. For purposes of this section, the term “Federal Health Care Program” means the Medicare program, any State Medicaid program, TRICARE, any health care program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program, any federally-funded state social services block grant program, or the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. If Supplier learns that any Supplier Personnel is listed on the Office of Inspector General’s exclusion list (OIG website), the General Services Administration’s Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs (GSA website) for excluded individuals or entities, any state Medicaid exclusion list, or the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC’s) blocked list, then Supplier shall immediately cease using that Supplier Personnel in connection with Supplier’s provision of the Services and shall notify the applicable Eligible Recipient for any sanctions, penalties, or fines incurred under the federal Civil Monetary Penalty Law (Section 1128A of such the Social Security Act), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and/or the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, as a result of Ascension Health entering into this Agreement with Supplier. (d) On an annual basis (at the same time that Supplier Personnel’s exclusion within ten (10) calendar days certifies its compliant use of discovering itAscension Health Data using the Form of Annual Attestation in Annex 2), Supplier shall certify in writing that it is in compliance with the Federal Health Care Program obligations set forth in this Section 1.3.

Exclusion From Federal Health Care Programs. (a) Supplier represents and warrants that neither it, nor, to the best of its knowledge and belief, any of its employees or other contracted staff who provide services for Ascension Health or an Eligible Recipient (collectively referred to in this section as “employees”) has been excluded from participation in any Federal Health Care Program (as defined herein). Supplier agrees to notify Ascension Health within five (5) business days of Supplier’s receipt of notice of intent to exclude or actual notice of exclusion of Supplier from any such program. The listing of Supplier on the Office of Inspector General’s exclusion list (OIG website), the General Services Administration’s Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs (GSA website) for excluded individuals or entities, any state Medicaid exclusion list, or the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC’s) blocked list shall constitute “exclusion” for purposes of this section. Supplier’s exclusion from any Federal Health Care Program shall constitute a material breach of this section and this ASP Agreement shall immediately terminate without penalty to Ascension Health or any applicable Eligible Recipient, unless Ascension Health elects in writing to continue this ASP Agreement. For purposes of this section, the term “Federal Health Care Program” means the Medicare program, any State Medicaid program, TRICARE, any health care program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program, any federally-funded state social services block grant program, or the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. If Supplier learns that any Supplier Personnel is listed on the Office of Inspector General’s exclusion list (OIG website), the General Services Administration’s Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs (GSA website) for excluded individuals or entities, any state Medicaid exclusion list, or the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC’s) blocked list, then Supplier shall immediately cease using that Supplier Personnel in connection with Supplier’s provision of the Services and shall notify the applicable Eligible Recipient of such Supplier Personnel’s exclusion within ten (10) calendar days of discovering it.