definiens: means Laws relating to Government Health Care Pro grams, Private Health Care Plans, privacy and confidentiality of p atient health information and human biological mate rials, including, in the United States, federal and state Laws pertaining to the federal Medicare and Medicai d programs ( including the Medicaid rebate program ) ; federal La ws pertaining to the Federal Employees Health Benef it Program, the TRICARE program and other Government H ealth Care Programs ; federal and state Laws applicable to health care fraud and abuse, kickback s, physician self - referral and false claims ( includ ing 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b, 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn and the federal Civil False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et . seq . ) ; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountabil ity Act of 1996 ; and 45 C.F.R. Part 46, as well as similar Laws in the [COMPANY] Territory, each as i n effect and as amended from time to time