Ohio Code 5164.33 – Denying, terminating, and suspending provider agreements
(A) The medicaid director may do the following for any reason permitted or required by federal law and when the director determines that the action is in the best interests of medicaid recipients or the state:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5164.33
- medicaid provider: includes a person or government entity applying for a provider agreement, a former medicaid provider, or both. See Ohio Code 5164.01
- Provider agreement: means an agreement to which all of the following apply:
(1) It is between a medicaid provider and the department of medicaid;
(2) It provides for the medicaid provider to provide medicaid services to medicaid recipients;
(3) It complies with 42 C. See Ohio Code 5164.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) Deny, refuse to revalidate, suspend, or terminate a provider agreement;
(2) Exclude an individual, provider of services or goods, or other entity from participation in the medicaid program.
(B) No individual, provider, or entity excluded from participation in the medicaid program under this section shall do any of the following:
(1) Own, or provide services to, any other medicaid provider or risk contractor;
(2) Arrange for, render, or order services for medicaid recipients during the period of exclusion;
(3) During the period of exclusion, receive direct payments under the medicaid program or indirect payments of medicaid funds in the form of salary, shared fees, contracts, kickbacks, or rebates from or through any other medicaid provider or risk contractor.
(C) An individual, provider, or entity excluded from participation in the medicaid program under this section may request a reconsideration of the exclusion. The director shall adopt rules under section 5164.02 of the Revised Code governing the process for requesting a reconsideration.
(D) Nothing in this section limits the applicability of section 5164.38 of the Revised Code to a medicaid provider.