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42 CFR 1003.1520: Collateral estoppel.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42—Public Health
- CHAPTER V—OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL-HEALTH CARE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER B—OIG AUTHORITIES
- PART 1003—CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS AND EXCLUSIONS
- Subpart O—Procedures for the Imposition of CMPs, Assessments, and Exclusions
(a) Where a final determination pertaining to the respondent's liability for acts that violate this part has been rendered in any proceeding in which the respondent was a party and had an opportunity to be heard, the respondent shall be bound by such determination in any proceeding under this part.
(b) In a proceeding under this part, a person is estopped from denying the essential elements of the criminal offense if the proceeding—
(1) Is against a person who has been convicted (whether upon a verdict after trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of a Federal crime charging fraud or false statements, and
(2) Involves the same transactions as in the criminal action.
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