10-16-2014 Utah Skilled Nursing Facility Settles Case Involving Excluded Nursing Assistant

Manor Care of South Ogden UT, LLC d/b/a ManorCare Health Services – South Ogden (MCHS – South Ogden), a skilled nursing facility located in Utah, entered into a settlement agreement with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, effective October 16, 2014. The $41,129.76 settlement resolves allegations that MCHS – South Ogden employed an individual who was excluded from participating in any Federal health care programs. OIG’s investigation revealed that the excluded individual, a certified nursing assistant, provided items and services to MCHS – South Ogden patients that were billed to Federal health care programs. Senior Counsel Nicole Caucci and Associate Counsel Kaitlyn L. Dunn represented OIG in this case.