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Welcome
Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency
General Compliance Training
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Our Goals Today
To help you feel comfortable with asking questions.
To inform you of whom to contact to ask questions
To let you know that you are responsible to disclose
To share with you that you have a safe and confidential place to disclose
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Purpose of the Training
Promote a workplace culture of ethics and compliance
Increase understanding of: State and Federal Healthcare Laws Shasta County’s policies Employee Responsibilities
Promote compliance with federal health care program requirements
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Deficit Reduction Act - DRA
The ABC’s—Education Requirements:
The Federal False Claims Act Administrative remedies for
false claims and statements Any state laws pertaining to
civil or criminal penalties for false claims and statements
The whistleblower protections under such laws
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Health care fraud is a serious problem…
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Fraud includes obtaining a benefit through intentional misrepresentation or concealment of material facts
Waste includes incurring unnecessary costs as a result of deficient management, practices, or controls
Abuse includes excessively or improperly using government resources
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Fraud and Abuse Laws
False Claims Act Anti-Kickback
Statute Physician Self-
Referral Statute: (Stark Law)
Exclusion Statute Civil Monetary Penalties Law
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False Claims Act
Prohibits the submission of false or fraudulent claims to the Government
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Know or should have known…
US Government pursues criminal and civil penalties for providers who:
Have actual knowledge of fraud and abuse or
Should have known about it when it occurs
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Deliberate Ignorance
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Who Monitors Fraud & Abuse?
US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Department of Justice (DOJ) /U.S. Attorneys FBI State Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) Postal Fraud Investigators Inspector General TRICARE Secret Service IRS
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Incentives to report fraud Up to 30% of
any False Claims Act Recovery
Whistleblower Protections
More Info: Tax Payers Against Fraud-taf.org
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Examples of Fraudulent Activities:
Billing for services not actually provided Upcoding and bill padding Billing for services that were not medically
necessary Kickbacks Billing Medicare/Medicaid for a service that has
already been paid for by another party Drug companies promoting a drug for a use for
which it has not been approved Billing in order to increase revenue instead of
billing to reflect actual work performed
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Anti-Kickback Statute
The AKS prohibits soliciting or receiving anything of value, e.g., "in-kind” kickbacks, bribes or rebates in return for:
Referring patients for Medicare covered services
Buying an item or service covered by Medicare
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FinesPrison Time
Program Exclusion
Penalties for Kickbacks
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Physician Self-Referral Statute(Stark Law)
Limits physician referrals when you have a financial relationship with the entity
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Mandatory exclusions
Permissive exclusions
Exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid
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Balanced Budget Act (BBA)
Three strikes and you’re out!
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Civil Monetary Penalties Law
Penalties range from $10,000 to $50,000
per violation
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COME-PLY WITH US!
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Compliance Program
Prevent and Detect:
Inaccuracies Violations Quality of Care
Issues Training Needs
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Shasta County Mental Health, Alcohol & Drug
Celeste Buckley, MBA, Compliance Officer
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Compliance Committee
The Compliance Committee is established to advise the Compliance Officer and assist in the implementation of the Compliance Program.
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Compliance Training
New employees Annually for all MH
employees Contract Providers
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Disclosure Program
Non-Retribution, Non-Retaliation Policy
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Disclosure The toll-free confidential compliance line is:
1 -866-229-8050
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Whistleblower Protections
www.whistleblowers.gov/
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Ineligible Persons Screening
List of Excluded Individuals and Entities – LEIE
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Shasta County Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug
Code of Conduct
LAWS AND REGULATIONS
ETHICSQUALITY OF CARE
ACCURATE BILLINGRESPONSIBILITES
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Employee Roles and Responsibilities
PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CARE
BE ALERT & DISCLOSE
ASK QUESTIONS
DOCUMENTATION
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CODE OF CONDUCT - Failure to Comply
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Shasta County Confidentiality Policy
CONFIDENTIALITY
IS KEY
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Shasta County Confidentiality Policy
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T M I
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Stay Alert!
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Compliance OfficerCeleste Buckley, MBA
Toll Free Disclosure Line
1 -866-229-8050
Your call will be handled with utmost confidentiality and
anonymity.
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Celeste Buckley..245-6957 Micki Mills…….....225-5075Lynda Hughes…..225-5974Sarah Hayes…….225-5201Justina Larson….229-8266
Compliance Questions
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Did we accomplish our Goals?
Do you feel comfortable to ask questions?
Do you know to whom to contact to ask questions?
Do you understand your responsibility to disclose?
Do you know you have a safe and confidential place to disclose?
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THANK YOU