[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: 5CFR890.1072]

[Page 505]
 
                    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. 890.1072  Collecting penalties and assessments.

    (a) Agreed-upon payment schedule. At the time OPM imposes penalties 
and assessments, or the amounts are settled or compromised, the provider 
must be afforded the opportunity to arrange an agreed-upon payment 
schedule.
    (b) No agreed-upon payment schedule. In the absence of an agreed-
upon payment schedule, OPM must collect penalties and assessments under 
its regular procedures for resolving debts owed to the Employees Health 
Benefits Fund.
    (c) Offsets. As part of its debt collection efforts, OPM may request 
other Federal agencies to offset the penalties and assessments against 
amounts that the agencies may owe to the provider, including Federal 
income tax refunds.
    (d) Civil lawsuit. If necessary to obtain payment of penalties and 
assessments, the United States may file a civil lawsuit as set forth in 
5 U.S.C. 8902(i).
    (e) Crediting payments. OPM must deposit payments of penalties and 
assessments into the Employees Health Benefits Fund.