{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-1003.1520","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 1003.1520","heading":"Collateral estoppel.","body":"(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.\n(b) In a proceeding under this part, a person is estopped from denying the essential elements of the criminal offense if the proceeding—\n(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\n(2) Involves the same transactions as in the criminal action.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"0715b42cef44edd7a21ec762b9ad142d84cbe6009eefcb66b99afb5d7479cf16","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-1003.1510","next":"us/42-cfr-1003.1530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}