Independence Home Healthcare and Jose Vincente Perez
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Independence Home Healthcare and Jose Vincente Perez for kickbacks, excluded individual. Penalty: $377,000.
Details
Independence Home Healthcare and Jose Vincente Perez — OIG Enforcement (2024)
OIG took enforcement action against Independence Home Healthcare and Jose Vincente Perez in CA in 2024 involving kickbacks, excluded individual violations in the Home Health / Home Care sector.
Penalty: $377,000
Violation types: Kickbacks, Excluded Individual
Entity type: Home Health Agency
Penalty type: Fine
Location: CA
Source: Independence Home Healthcare and Jose Vincente Perez Agreed to Pay $377,000 and Be Excluded for 20 Years for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Employing an Excluded Individual an
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