What is a Corporate Integrity Agreement?

A: A Corporate Integrity Agreement ("CIA") is a document that outlines the obligations that a health care entity agrees to as part of a civil settlement. An entity agrees to the CIA obligations in exchange for the Office of the Inspector General's (OIG") agreement that it won't seek to exclude the entity from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or other Federal health care programs. The CIAs have common elements, but each one is tailored to address the specific facts of the case and CIAs are often drafted to recognize the elements of a pre-existing compliance program.

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