Brentwood Springs self-disclosed to OIG and settled for $54,396.90 for submitting claims for therapeutic services rendered by an unlicensed therapist; penalty based on full salary and benefits paid during unlicensed period.

Brentwood Springs (Newburgh, IN) — Unlicensed Therapist Billing

Outcome: Self-disclosed to OIG and settled for $54,396.90 after billing for therapeutic services provided by an unlicensed therapist; penalty calculated as full salary and benefits paid during the unlicensed period.

Brentwood Meadows, LLC, doing business as Brentwood Springs in Newburgh, Indiana, voluntarily disclosed to HHS-OIG that it had submitted Medicare and/or Medicaid claims for therapeutic services rendered by a therapist who lacked proper licensure at the time of service. The facility then billed federal healthcare programs for those services, violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law.

The OIG calculated damages as the full salary and benefits paid to the unlicensed therapist during the period they worked without a valid license — establishing single damages as the penalty measure. This methodology means the penalty represents the actual cost of employing the unlicensed individual, not a multiplied punitive amount, reflecting the benefit of voluntary self-disclosure.

Brentwood Springs' proactive self-disclosure to OIG preceded the formal enforcement action and settlement, which was finalized December 4, 2025.

Primary Source: Brentwood Springs Agreed to Pay $54,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Services Provided by an Unlicensed Individual