42 CFR § 1002.3 - General authority.

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title: "42 CFR § 1002.3 - General authority."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "1002.3"
section_name: "General authority."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL-HEALTH CARE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OIG AUTHORITIES"
part_number: "1002"
part_name: "PROGRAM INTEGRITY—STATE-INITIATED EXCLUSIONS FROM MEDICAID"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, 1320a-3, 1320a-5, 1320a-7, 1396(a)(4)(A), 1396a(p), 1396a(a)(39), 1396a(a)(41), and 1396b(i)(2)."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 3343, Jan. 29, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1002.3 General authority.

(a) In addition to any other authority it may have, a State may exclude an individual or entity from participation in the Medicaid program for any reason for which the Secretary could exclude that individual or entity from participation in Federal health care programs under sections 1128, 1128A, or 1866(b)(2) of the Act.

(b) Nothing contained in this part should be construed to limit a State's own authority to exclude an individual or entity from Medicaid for any reason or period authorized by State law.

[57 FR 3343, Jan. 29, 1992, as amended at 64 FR 39428, July 22, 1999. Redesignated and amended at 82 FR 4118, Jan. 12, 2017]