dr. x hires a nurse without looking to see if she was on the oig’s exclusion list. the nurse was previously convicted of committing fraud and was excluded. dr. x receives payments from medicare for services rendered to medicare beneficiaries. is it ok for dr. x to have this nurse on staff? yes, as long as the nurse pays a cmp. no, dr. x will receive a cmp for hiring an excluded individual. yes, as long as the nurse only assists with medicare patients. no, the nurse may not work for anyone who sees medicare beneficiaries ever again.
