Medicare and Medicaid General Compliance Training

15 January 2023
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Ways to report a compliance issue include: Select the correct answer.
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Telephone hotlines Report on the Sponsor's website In-person reporting to the compliance department/supervisor
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Medicare Parts C and D plan Sponsors are not required to have a compliance program.
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False
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At a minimum, an effective compliance program includes four core requirements.
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False
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Once a corrective action plan begins addressing non-compliance or Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) committed by a Sponsor's employee or First-Tier, Downstream, or Related Entity's (FDR's) employee, ongoing monitoring of the corrective actions is not necessary
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False
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These are examples of issues that can be reported to a Compliance Department: suspected Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA); potential health privacy violation, and unethical behavior/employee misconduct.
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True
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Standards of Conduct are the same for every Medicare Parts C and D Sponsor.
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False
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What are some of the consequences for non-compliance, fraudulent, or unethical behavior?
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Disciplinary action Termination of employment Exclusion from participation in all Federal health care programs
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What is the policy of non-retaliation?
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Protects employees who, in good faith, report suspected non-compliance
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Compliance is the responsibility of the Compliance Officer, Compliance Committee, and Upper Management only.
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False
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Correcting non-compliance ______________.
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Protects enrollees, avoids recurrence of the same non-compliance, and promotes efficiency