[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR890.1067]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 890_FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Subpart J_Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care Providers
 
Sec. 890.1067  Provider contests of proposed penalties and assessments.

    (a) Contesting proposed sanctions. A provider may formally contest 
the proposed penalties and assessments by sending a written notice to 
the debarring official within 30 days after receiving the notice 
described in Sec. 890.1066. The debarring official must apply the 
administrative procedures set forth in Sec. Sec. 890.1069 and 890.1070 
to decide the contest.
    (b) Contesting debarments and financial sanctions concurrently. If 
OPM proposes

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debarment and penalties and assessments in the same notice, the provider 
may contest both the debarment and the financial sanctions in the same 
proceeding. If the provider pursues a combined contest, the requirements 
set forth in Sec. Sec. 890.1022 through 890.1024, as well as this 
section, apply.
    (c) Settling or compromising proposed sanctions. The debarring 
official may settle or compromise proposed sanctions at any time before 
issuing a final decision under Sec. 890.1070.