The Commissioner of Social Security shall exclude from participation in the social security programs any representative or health care provider-
The Commissioner shall promptly notify each appropriate State agency employed for the purpose of making disability determinations under section 421 or 1383b(a) of this title-
The Commissioner shall-
Nothing in this section shall be construed to have the effect of limiting access by any applicant or beneficiary under subchapter II or XVI, any State agency acting under section 421 or 1383b(a) of this title, or the Commissioner to records maintained by any representative or health care provider in connection with services provided to the applicant or beneficiary prior to the exclusion of such representative or health care provider under this section.
Any representative or health care provider participating in, or seeking to participate in, a social security program shall inform the Commissioner, in such form and manner as the Commissioner shall prescribe by regulation, whether such representative or health care provider has been convicted of a violation described in subsection (a).
The Commissioner may delegate authority granted by this section to the Inspector General.
For purposes of this section:
The term "exclude" from participation means-
The term "social security programs" means the program providing for monthly insurance benefits under subchapter II, and the program providing for monthly supplemental security income benefits to individuals under subchapter XVI (including State supplementary payments made by the Commissioner pursuant to an agreement under section 1382e(a) of this title or section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66).
An individual is considered to have been "convicted" of a violation-
42 U.S.C. § 1320b-6
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66 referred to in subsec. (j)(2), is section 212(b) of Pub. L. 93-66, title II, July 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 155, as amended, which is set out as a note under section 1382 of this title.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 1320b-6, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, §1136, as added Pub. L. 98-369, div. B, title VI, §2630, July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1137; amended Pub. L. 99-514, title XVIII, §1883(c)(2), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2918, related to pilot projects to demonstrate use of integrated service delivery systems for human services programs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-193, title I, §§108(q)(7), Aug. 22, 1996, 116, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2168, 2181, effective July 1, 1997, with certain transition rules.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 106-169, title II, §208(b), Dec. 14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1842, provided that: "The amendment made by this section [enacting this section] shall apply with respect to convictions of violations described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1136(a) of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1320b-6(a)] and determinations described in paragraph (3) of such section occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 14, 1999]."