§ 60.10 Reporting Federal licensure and certification actions. ( a ) *What actions must be reported.* Federal licensing and certification agencies must report to the NPDB the following final adverse actions that are taken against a health care practitioner, physician, dentist, provider, or supplier (regardless of whether the final adverse action is the subject of a pending appeal): ( 1 ) Formal or official actions, such as revocation or suspension of a license or certification agreement or contract for participation in government health care programs (and the length of any such suspension), reprimand, censure or probation,
( 2 ) Any dismissal or closure of the proceedings by reason of the health care practitioner, provider, or supplier surrendering their license or certification agreement or contract for participation in government health care programs, or leaving the state or jurisdiction,
( 3 ) Any other loss of the license or loss of the certification agreement or contract for participation in government health care programs, or the right to apply for, or renew, a license or certification agreement or contract of the health care practitioner, provider, or supplier, whether by operation of law, voluntary surrender, nonrenewal (excluding non-renewals due to nonpayment of fees, retirement, or change to inactive status), or otherwise, and
( 4 ) Any other negative action or finding by such Federal agency that is publicly available information.
( b ) *What information must be reported.* Each Federal agency described in paragraph (a) of this section must report the following information: ( 1 ) If the subject is an individual, personal identifiers, including: ( i ) Name,
( ii ) Social Security Number or ITIN,
( iii ) Home address or address of record,
( iv ) Sex, and
( v ) Date of birth.
( 2 ) If the subject is an individual, employment or professional identifiers, including: ( i ) Organization name and type,
( ii ) Occupation and specialty, if applicable,
( iii ) National Provider Identifier (NPI),
( iv ) Name of each professional school attended and year of graduation, and
( v ) With respect to the state professional license (including professional certification and registration) on which the reported action was taken, the license number, the field of licensure, and the name of the state or territory in which the license is held.
( 3 ) If the subject is an organization, identifiers, including: ( i ) Name,
( ii ) Business address,
( iii ) Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), or Social Security Number (or ITIN) when used by the subject as a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN),
( iv ) The NPI,
( v ) Type of organization, and
( vi ) With respect to the state license (including certification and registration) on which the reported action was taken, the license and the name of the state or territory in which the license is held.
( 4 ) For all subjects: ( i ) A narrative description of the acts or omissions and injuries upon which the reported action was based,
( ii ) Classification of the acts or omissions in accordance with a reporting code adopted by the Secretary,
( iii ) Classification of the action taken in accordance with a reporting code adopted by the Secretary, and the amount of any monetary penalty resulting from the reported action,
( iv ) The date the action was taken, its effective date and duration,
( v ) Name of the agency taking the action,
( vi ) Name and address of the reporting entity, and
( vii ) The name, title, and telephone number of the responsible official submitting the report on behalf of the reporting entity.
( c ) *What information may be reported, if known.* Reporting entities described in paragraph (a) of this section may voluntarily report, if known, the following information: ( 1 ) If the subject is an individual, personal identifiers, including: ( i ) Other name(s) used,
( ii ) Other address,
( iii ) FEIN, when used by the individual as a TIN, and
( iv ) If deceased, date of death.
( 2 ) If the subject is an individual, employment or professional identifiers, including: ( i ) Other state professional license number(s), field(s) of licensure, and the name(s) of the state or territory in which the license is held,
( ii ) Other numbers assigned by Federal or state agencies, including, but not limited to DEA registration number(s), Unique Physician Identification Number(s) (UPIN), and Medicaid and Medicare provider number(s),
( iii ) Name(s) and address(es) of any health care entity with which the subject is affiliated or associated, and
( iv ) Nature of the subject's relationship to each associated or affiliated health care entity.
( 3 ) If the subject is an organization, identifiers, including: ( i ) Other name(s) used,
( ii ) Other address(es) used,
( iii ) Other FEIN(s) or Social Security Number(s) used,
( iv ) Other NPI(s) used,
( v ) Other state license number(s) and the name(s) of the state or territory in which the license is held,
( vi ) Other numbers assigned by Federal or state agencies, including, but not limited to DEA registration number(s), Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) number(s), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) number(s), and Medicaid and Medicare provider number(s),
( vii ) Names and titles of principal officers and owners,
( viii ) Name(s) and address(es) of any health care entity with which the subject is affiliated or associated, and
( ix ) Nature of the subject's relationship to each associated or affiliated health care entity.
( 4 ) For all subjects: ( i ) Whether the subject will be automatically reinstated.
( ii ) The date of appeal, if any.
( d ) Sanctions for failure to report. The Secretary will provide for a publication of a public report that identifies those agencies that have failed to report information on adverse actions as required to be reported under this section.