§ 402.200 Basis and purpose.
(a) Basis. This subpart is based on the sections of the Act that are specified in § 402.1(e).
(b) Purpose. This subpart—
(1) Provides for the imposition of an exclusion from the Medicare and Medicaid programs (and, where applicable, other Federal health care programs) against persons that violate the provisions of the Act provided in § 402.1(e) (and further described in § 402.1(c)); and
(2) Sets forth the appeal rights of persons subject to exclusion and the procedures for reinstatement following exclusion.