SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • March 17th, 2022
Contract Type FiledMarch 17th, 2022This Settlement Agreement (Agreement) is entered into among the United States of America, acting through the United States Department of Justice and on behalf of the Office of Inspector General (OIG-HHS) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, the “United States”); SHC Home Health Services of Florida, LLC, SHC Home Health Services-Jacksonville, LLC, SHC Home Health Services-Jensen Beach, LLC, SHC Home Health Services-Lakeland, LLC, SHC Home Health Services-Longwood, LLC, SHC Home Health Services-Ocala, LLC, SHC Home Health Services-Port Charlotte, LLC, and SHC Home Health Services-Chipley, LLC (collectively “Signature HomeNow”); and Barbara Mellott- Yezman and Patricia Rench, both individuals, (collectively “Relators”) (hereafter, United States, Signature HomeNow and Relators are collectively referred to as “the Parties”), through their authorized representatives.