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III. Advisory Opinion Requests

Health care professionals or others may

request an advisory opinion from OIG on the

following issues:

• What constitutes prohibited

‘‘remuneration’’ or payment under the antikickback statute;

• Whether the arrangement or proposed

arrangement fits into a safe harbor to the antikickback statute;

• What constitutes an inducement to

reduce or limit services to Medicare/

Medicaid beneficiaries; and

• Whether any activity or proposed

activity constitutes grounds for the

imposition of fraud and abuse sanctions.

The OIG issues Advisory Opinions on

specific existing or proposed arrangements in

which the requesting party is engaged or in

good faith intends to engage; the OIG does

not issue Advisory Opinions on hypothetical

arrangements. Advisory Opinions will not be

issued on questions of fair market value or

whether an individual is a bona fide

employee. Advisory Opinions will be

binding only on the requesting party and the

OIG. Failure to seek an Advisory Opinion is

not admissible as evidence of intent to

violate the law.

Procedures for requesting an Advisory

Opinion are available on the OIG website at

www.hhs.gov/oig or at 42 CFR 1008.1

through 1008.59.

Appendix E: Carrier Contract

Information

Medicare

A complete list of contact information

(address, phone number, email address) for

Medicare Part A Fiscal Intermediaries,

Medicare Part B Carriers, Regional Home

Health Intermediaries, and Durable Medical

Equipment Regional Carriers can be found on

the HCFA website at www.hcfa.gov/

medicare/incardir.htm.

Medicaid

Contact information (address, phone

number, email address) for each state

Medicaid carrier can be found on the HCFA

website at www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/

mcontact.htm. In addition to a list of

Medicaid carriers, the website includes

contact information for each State survey

agency and the HCFA Regional Offices.

Contact information for each state

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit can be found

on the OIG website at www.hhs.gov/oig/oi/

mfcu/index.htm.

Appendix F: Internet Resources

Office of Inspector General—U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services

(www.hhs.gov/oig)

This website includes a variety of

information relating to Federal health care

programs, including the following:

Advisory Opinions

Anti-Kickback Information

Compliance Program Guidance

Corporate Integrity Agreements

Fraud Alerts

Links to web pages for the:

Office of Audit Services (OAS)

Office of Evaluation and Inspections (OEI)

Office of Investigations (OI)

OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities

OIG News

OIG Regulations

OIG Semi-Annual Report

OIG Workplan

Health Care Financing Administration

(www.hcfa.gov)

This website includes information on a

wide array of topics, including the following:

Medicare

National Correct Coding Initiative

Intermediary-Carrier Directory

Payment

Program Manuals

Program Transmittals & Memorandum

Provider Billing/HCFA Forms

Statistics and Data

Medicaid

HCFA Regional Offices

Letters to State Medicaid Directors

Medicaid Hotline Numbers

Policy & Program Information

State Medicaid Contacts

State Medicaid Manual

State Survey Agencies

Statistics and Data

HCFA Medicare Training

(www.medicaretraining.com)

This site provides computer-based training

on the following topics:

HCFA 1500 Form

Fraud & Abuse

ICD–9–CM Diagnosis Coding

Adult Immunization

Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP)

Women’s Health

Front Office Management

Introduction to the World of Medicare

Home Health Agency

HCFA 1450 (UB92)

Government Printing Office

(www.access.gpo.gov)

This site provides access to Federal laws

and regulations pertaining to Federal health

care programs.

The U.S. House of Representatives Internet

Library (uscode.house.gov/usc.htm)

This site provides access to the United

States Code, which contains laws pertaining

to Federal health care programs.

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BILLING CODE 4152–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institute of Health

National Cancer Institute; Notice of

Closed Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4)

and 552b(c)(6). Title 5 U.S.C., amended.

The grant applications and the

discussions could disclose confidential

trade secrets or commercial property

such as patentable material, and

material, and personal information

concerning individuals associated with

the grant applications, the disclosure of

which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal

privacy.

Name of Committee: National Cancer

Institute Special Emphasis Panel Cancer

Education Grant (R25 application).

Date: June 28, 2000.

Time: 4 PM to 5 PM.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Georgetown Holiday Inn,

Kaleidoscope Room, 2101 Wisconsin Ave,

NW, Washington, DC 20007.

Contact Person: David E. Maslow, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Grants

Review Administrator, Grants Review

Branch, Division of Extramural Activities,

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes

of Health, 6116 Executive Boulevard—Room

8054, Bethesda, MD 20892–7405, 301/496–

2330.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction;

93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention

Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and

Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer

Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology

Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support;

93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399,

Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated: June 5, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–14745 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute; Notice of

Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of a meeting of the

National Cancer Institute Board of

Scientific Advisors.

The meeting will be open to the

public, with attendance limited to space

available. Individuals who plan to

attend and need special assistance, such

as sign language interpretation of other

reasonable accommodations, should