Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT TO THE CORPORATE INTEGRITY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AND
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.
The Office of Inspector General ("OIG") of the Department of Health and Human
Services and LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. ("LifePoint") entered into a Corporate
Integrity Agreement ("CIA") on December 21, 2000.
A. Pursuant to section XI.C. of LifePoint's CIA, modifications to the CIA
may be made with the prior written consent of both the OIG and
LifePoint. Therefore, the OIG and LifePoint hereby agree that
LifePoint's CIA will be amended as follows:
Section III.D., Review Procedures, of the CIA is hereby superseded by
the attached new section III.D., Review Procedures.
Appendix A of LifePoint's CIA is hereby superseded by the attached new
Appendix A.
B. The OIG and LifePoint agree that all other sections of LifePoint's CIA
will remain unchanged and in effect, unless specifically amended upon
the prior written consent of the OIG and LifePoint.
C. The undersigned LifePoint signatories represent and warrant that they
are authorized to execute this Amendment. The undersigned OIG signatory
represents that he is signing the Amendment in his official capacity
and that he is authorized to execute this Amendment.
D. This effective date of this Amendment will be the date on which the
final signatory of this Amendment signs this Amendment.
ON BEHALF OF LIFEPOINT
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx DATE
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
Xxxx Xxxx DATE
Senior Vice President of Audit and Compliance
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Xxxxx Xxxxxx DATE
Assistant Inspector General for Legal Affairs
Office of Inspector General
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services