Screening Requirements. CHSI shall ensure that all prospective and current Covered Persons are not Ineligible Persons, by implementing the following screening requirements. a. CHSI shall screen all prospective Covered Persons against the Exclusion Lists prior to engaging their services and, as part of the hiring or contracting process, shall require such Covered Persons to disclose whether they are Ineligible Persons. b. CHSI shall screen all Covered Persons against the Exclusion Lists within 120 days after the Effective Date and on a monthly basis thereafter. c. CHSI shall implement a policy requiring all Covered Persons to disclose immediately any debarment, exclusion, suspension, or other event that makes that person an Ineligible Person. Nothing in Section III.G affects CHSI’s responsibility to refrain from (and liability for) billing Federal health care programs for items or services furnished, ordered, or prescribed by excluded persons. CHSI understands that items or services furnished, ordered or prescribed by excluded persons are not payable by Federal health care programs and that CHSI may be liable for overpayments and/or criminal, civil, and administrative sanctions for employing or contracting with an excluded person regardless of whether CHSI meets the requirements of Section III.G.
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Samples: Corporate Integrity Agreement (Community Health Systems Inc), Corporate Integrity Agreement, Corporate Integrity Agreement (Quorum Health Corp)
Screening Requirements. CHSI CCH shall ensure that all prospective and current Covered Persons are not Ineligible Persons, by implementing the following screening requirements.
a. CHSI CCH shall screen all prospective Covered Persons against the Exclusion Lists prior to engaging their services and, as part of the hiring or contracting process, shall require such Covered Persons to disclose whether they are Ineligible Persons.
b. CHSI CCH shall screen all Covered Persons against the Exclusion Lists within 120 90 days after the Effective Date and thereafter shall screen against the LEIE on a monthly basis thereafterand screen against XXX on an annual basis.
c. CHSI CCH shall implement a policy requiring all Covered Persons to disclose immediately any debarment, exclusion, or suspension, or other event that makes that person an Ineligible Person. Nothing in this Section III.G affects CHSICCH’s responsibility to refrain from (and liability for) billing Federal health care programs for items or services furnished, ordered, or prescribed by an excluded personsperson. CHSI CCH understands that items or services furnished, ordered ordered, or prescribed by excluded persons are not payable by Federal health care programs and that CHSI CCH may be liable for overpayments and/or criminal, civil, and administrative sanctions for employing or contracting with an excluded person regardless of whether CHSI CCH meets the requirements of this Section III.G.
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Samples: Corporate Integrity Agreement (Amedisys Inc), Corporate Integrity Agreement
Screening Requirements. CHSI CHN shall ensure that all prospective and current Covered Persons are not Ineligible Persons, by implementing the following screening requirements.
a. CHSI CHN shall screen all prospective Covered Persons against the Exclusion Lists prior to engaging their services and, as part of the hiring or contracting process, shall require such Covered Persons to disclose whether they are Ineligible Persons.
b. CHSI CHN shall screen all Covered Persons against the Exclusion Lists within 120 90 days after the Effective Date and thereafter shall screen against the LEIE on a monthly basis thereafterand screen against XXX on an annual basis.
c. CHSI CHN shall implement a policy requiring all Covered Persons to disclose immediately any debarment, exclusion, or suspension, or other event that makes that person an Ineligible Person. Nothing in Section III.G affects CHSICHN’s responsibility to refrain from (and liability for) billing Federal health care programs for items or services furnished, ordered, or prescribed by an excluded personsperson. CHSI CHN understands that items or services furnished, ordered ordered, or prescribed by excluded persons are not payable by Federal health care programs and that CHSI CHN may be liable for overpayments and/or criminal, civil, and administrative sanctions for employing or contracting with an excluded person regardless of whether CHSI CHN meets the requirements of Section III.G.
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Samples: Corporate Integrity Agreement
Screening Requirements. CHSI shall ensure that all prospective and current Covered Persons are not Ineligible Persons, by implementing the following screening requirements.
a. CHSI shall screen all prospective Covered Persons against the Exclusion Lists prior to engaging their services and, as part of the hiring or contracting process, shall require such Covered Persons to disclose whether they are Ineligible Persons.Persons.
b. CHSI shall screen all Covered Persons against the Exclusion Lists within 120 days after the Effective Date and on a monthly basis thereafter.thereafter.
c. CHSI shall implement a policy requiring all Covered Persons to disclose immediately any debarment, exclusion, suspension, or other event that makes that person an Ineligible Person. Person. Nothing in Section III.G affects CHSI’s responsibility to refrain from (and liability for) billing Federal health care programs for items or services furnished, ordered, or prescribed by excluded persons. CHSI understands that items or services furnished, ordered or prescribed by excluded persons are not payable by Federal health care programs and that CHSI may be liable for overpayments and/or criminal, civil, and administrative sanctions for employing or contracting with an excluded person regardless of whether CHSI meets the requirements of Section III.G.
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Samples: Corporate Integrity Agreement