Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, HHS OIG

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component of Office of Inspector General legal office

The Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, HHS OIG, is the legal component of the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General that provides advice, enforcement support, and regulatory guidance to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in HHS programs.

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Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, HHS OIG canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of Office of Inspector General ⓘ legal office ⓘ
activity	develop compliance program guidance for health care providers and entities ⓘ issue OIG advisory opinions to health care industry stakeholders ⓘ participate in administrative litigation before HHS administrative law judges and the HHS Departmental Appeals Board ⓘ provide legal review of OIG audit and evaluation reports ⓘ
appliesLaw	False Claims Act ⓘ surface form: False Claims Act (in coordination with DOJ) civil monetary penalties law ⓘ exclusion authorities for federal health care programs ⓘ federal Anti-Kickback Statute ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employerType	federal government office ⓘ
function	develop and interpret OIG regulations and compliance guidance ⓘ draft and interpret regulations related to HHS fraud and abuse authorities ⓘ issue advisory opinions on the federal Anti-Kickback Statute ⓘ issue special fraud alerts and bulletins ⓘ litigate civil and administrative health care fraud cases ⓘ negotiate and monitor corporate integrity agreements ⓘ provide ethics and administrative law advice within HHS OIG ⓘ provide guidance on False Claims Act-related matters in coordination with the Department of Justice ⓘ provide guidance on civil monetary penalty authorities ⓘ provide guidance on exclusion authorities ⓘ provide legal advice to HHS OIG components ⓘ provide legal advice to the Inspector General ⓘ support OIG audits, evaluations, and investigations with legal analysis ⓘ support enforcement actions to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in HHS programs ⓘ
goal	combat abuse in HHS programs ⓘ combat fraud in HHS programs ⓘ combat waste in HHS programs ⓘ
jurisdiction	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services programs ⓘ federal health care programs ⓘ
mission	protect the health and welfare of beneficiaries of HHS programs ⓘ protect the integrity of HHS programs through legal enforcement and guidance ⓘ
oversightArea	Children's Health Insurance Program ⓘ Medicaid ⓘ Medicare ⓘ other HHS health and human services programs ⓘ
parentAgency	Office of the Inspector General ⓘ surface form: Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
partOf	Office of the Inspector General ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General
role	legal component of HHS OIG ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
shortName	OCIG ⓘ
website	https://oig.hhs.gov/about-oig/office-of-counsel-to-the-inspector-general/ ⓘ
worksWith	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ⓘ United States Department of Justice ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Justice other HHS operating divisions ⓘ

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Office of the Inspector General → hasDivision → Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, HHS OIG ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services