SEC. 232. PENALTY FOR FALSE CERTIFICATION FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
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(a) In General.--Section 1128A(b) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(b)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3)(A) Any physician who executes a document described in
subparagraph (B) with respect to an individual knowing that all of the
requirements referred to in such subparagraph are not met with respect
to the individual shall be subject to a civil monetary penalty of not
more than the greater of--
``(i) $5,000, or
``(ii) three times the amount of the payments under title
XVIII for home health services which are made pursuant to such
certification.
``(B) A document described in this subparagraph is any document that
certifies, for purposes of title XVIII, that an individual meets the
requirements of section 1814(a)(2)(C) or 1835(a)(2)(A) in the case of
home health services furnished to the individual.''.
(b) Effective <<NOTE: 42 USC 1320a-7a note.>> Date.--The amendment
made by subsection (a) shall apply to certifications made on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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