[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17431-17435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9371]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Inspector General


Program Exclusions: March 1998

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of program exclusions.

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    During the month of March 1998, the HHS Office of Inspector General 
imposed exclusions in the cases set forth below. When an exclusion is 
imposed, no program payment is made to anyone for any items or services 
(other than an emergency item or service not provided in a hospital 
emergency room) furnished, ordered or prescribed by an excluded party 
under the Medicare, Medicaid, and all Federal Health Care programs. In 
addition, no program payment is made to any business or facility, e.g., 
a hospital, that submits bills for payment for items or services 
provided by an excluded party. Program beneficiaries remain free to 
decide for themselves whether they will continue to use the services of 
an excluded party even though no program payments will be made for 
items and services provided by that excluded party. The exclusions have 
national effect and also apply to all Executive Branch procurement and 
non-procurement programs and activities.

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                  Subject, city, state                    Effective date
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                       Program-Related Convictions                      
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Bigelsen, Harvey, San Diego, Ca.........................      04/20/1998
Blackwell, Robert Earl, Little Rock, AR.................      04/20/1998
Burton, Richard James, Little Rock, AR..................      04/20/1998
Daw, Michael Edward, Goodyear, AZ.......................      04/20/1998
Fontaine, Barbara, Culver City, CA......................      04/20/1998

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Gardner, John D, Caruthersville, MO.....................      04/20/1998
Giles, Martha Raye, Ontario, CA.........................      04/20/1998
Gonzales, Riccardo H, Fort Worth, TX....................      04/20/1998
Karpo, Stanley, Sunrise, FL.............................      04/20/1998
Lazaro, Dionisio, Vacaville, CA.........................      04/20/1998
Max, Agustin Lazaro, Miami, FL..........................      04/20/1998
Midwest Hospital Pharmacy, Inc, Omaha, NE...............      04/20/1998
Miller, Dina, Brooklyn, NY..............................      04/20/1998
Ostrovsky, Rachel, Brooklyn, NY.........................      04/20/1998
Park, Alice Nohyun, Edmonds, WA.........................      12/08/1997
Perez, Temis M, Miami, FL...............................      04/20/1998
Persad, Garfield, W Palm Beach, FL......................      04/20/1998
Rivera, Mayra, Miami, FL................................      04/20/1998
Schinitsky, Arthur Seth, Bradenton, FL..................      04/20/1998
Scruggs, Peggy Sue, Hugo, OK............................      04/20/1998
Shanley, William, Bay Shore, NY.........................      04/20/1998
Simon, Gream, W Palm Beach, FL..........................      04/20/1998
Sutton, Charles, W Palm Beach, FL.......................      04/20/1998
Truelson, Lance, Levittown, NY..........................      04/20/1998
Vincent, Nathan, Lake Worth, FL.........................      04/20/1998
Wiegand, Viola, Fort Worth, TX..........................      04/20/1998
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                   Patient Abuse/Neglect Convictions                    
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Benjamin, David, Stormville, NY.........................      04/20/1998
Boatner, Bonnette Beard, State Line, MS.................      04/20/1998
Chamblee, Elizabeth R, Anderson, SC.....................      04/20/1998
Choyce-El, Apollo, Lawton, OK...........................      04/20/1998
Clanton, Gale, Rochester, NY............................      04/20/1998
Flippen, Tiasha, Buffalo, NY............................      04/20/1998
Foley, Dean Michael, Jackson, MS........................      04/20/1998
Francisco, Simonette J, Colorado Spngs, CO..............      04/20/1998
Glover, Martha, Sumter, SC..............................      04/20/1998
Guyton, Terri Denise, Moreno Valley, CA.................      04/20/1998
Lunsman, Leticia Ann, Lindstrom, MN.....................      04/20/1998
Meroski, Frank Paul, Warrensburg, NY....................      04/20/1998
Millsap, Alluna Tiana, Laurel, MS.......................      04/20/1998
Omsberg, Kristen, Kalispell, MT.........................      04/20/1998
Trenerry, Ruth A, Weiser, ID............................      04/20/1998
Velez, David, Yuba City, CA.............................      04/20/1998
Verbrugge, Joseph J Jr, Englewood, CO...................      04/20/1998
Williams, Deena, Vicksburg, MS..........................      04/20/1998
Zinaman, Richard, New York, NY..........................      04/20/1998
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                     Conviction for Health Care Fraud                   
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Cottrill, Cathreen Kay, White Lake, MI..................      04/20/1998
Edwards, Keith K, Memphis, TN...........................      04/20/1998
Garrett, Alex C, Surfside Beach, SC.....................      04/20/1998
Jensen, Riveka I, Las Vegas, NV.........................      04/20/1998
Konst, James H, Boulder City, NV........................      04/20/1998
Nwachuku, Helen, Danbury, CT............................      04/20/1998
Russell, James, Flushing, MI............................      04/20/1998
Shea, Danielle M, Loveland, CO..........................      04/20/1998
Shea, Rachel Anne, Loveland, CO.........................      04/20/1998
Singer, Crystal Lynn, Bryan, TX.........................      04/20/1998
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                 License Revocation/Suspension/Surrender                
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Alexander, Susan, Pawtucket, RI.........................      04/20/1998
Anderson, Deborah A, Spencer, MA........................      04/20/1998
Andrews, Fred, Denver, CO...............................      04/20/1998
Angell, Walter Frederick, Altamonte Spngs, FL...........      04/20/1998
Ashlock, Ellen C, Arlington, MA.........................      04/20/1998
Banyan, Marjorie, Gales Ferry, CT.......................      04/20/1998
Beltz, Charles Robert III, Athens, GA...................      04/20/1998
Bernard, Sheryl A, Pelham, NH...........................      04/20/1998
Blank, Louis Arnold, Huntington, NY.....................      04/20/1998
Brown, Robert C, Jacksonville, FL.......................      04/20/1998
Burrow, Debbie Faye, Bassfield, MS......................      04/20/1998
Chambless, William House, Montgomery, AL................      04/20/1998
Chappell, Margaret M, S Boston, MA......................      04/20/1998
Collings, Charlotte Constable, Church Hill, TN..........      04/20/1998
Cook, Mickey Jean, Stockton, CA.........................      04/20/1998

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Cook-Lamkin, Olivia D, Hopkinsville, KY.................      04/20/1998
Cowan, Patrick, Everett, WA.............................      04/20/1998
Diego, Roque P, Mahopac, NY.............................      04/20/1998
Dudnath, Taramattie, Sacramento, CA.....................      04/20/1998
Duke, Russell, Lewisburg, FL............................      04/20/1998
Ellis, Terry Kent, Biloxi, MS...........................      04/20/1998
Evans, George A, Moberly, MO............................      04/20/1998
Ewing, Dean, Alton, IL..................................      04/20/1998
Ferguson, Deanna Dee, Baytown, TX.......................      04/20/1998
Garner, Jeanette Katherine, Stockton, CA................      04/20/1998
Goddard, Bea, Lakewood, CO..............................      04/20/1998
Gomez, Raul Fernando, Jacksonville, FL..................      04/20/1998
Grigsby, Sidney, Denver, CO.............................      04/20/1998
Hanson, Terry Lynn, Richland, MS........................      04/20/1998
Harden, Clifford Bruce, Tuscaloosa, AL..................      04/20/1998
Harris, Albert B, Louisville, KY........................      04/20/1998
Holmes, Jeannette G, Sweeny, TX.........................      04/20/1998
Jeffrey-Smith, Errol, Shoals, IN........................      04/20/1998
Kane, Burton E, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.................      04/20/1998
Keller, Dawn K, Franklin, VT............................      04/20/1998
Kim, Shin OH, Franklin Lakes, NJ........................      04/20/1998
Kotler, Gary M, Westwood, MA............................      04/20/1998
Laclair, Aime, East Barre, VT...........................      04/20/1998
Laferriere, Claire, Lowell, MA..........................      04/20/1998
Logsdon, John T, Elizabethtown, KY......................      04/20/1998
Marchand, Janice, Little Compton, RI....................      04/20/1998
McKee, Catherine F, Dover, NH...........................      04/20/1998
Melber, Diane M, Clifton Park, NY.......................      04/20/1998
Monserrate, Rose-Marie, Sanibel, FL.....................      04/20/1998
Montagano, Leanne, Watertown, CT........................      04/20/1998
Moore, Darrell, Denver, CO..............................      04/20/1998
Morgan, Sara June Sacramento, CA........................      04/20/1998
Moses, William M. Louisville, KY........................      04/20/1998
Newsome, Eddie Leanders, Oakland, CA....................      04/20/1998
Nosel-Kates, Sarah, New York, NY........................      04/20/1998
Pant, Bhanu, Louisville, KY.............................      04/20/1998
Patel, Rebecca M, Whiting, ME...........................      04/20/1998
Pfeiffer, Carol, Cromwell, CT...........................      04/20/1998
Piasecki, Alice, New York, NY...........................      04/20/1998
Pillsbury, Mary A, Gilmanton, NH........................      04/20/1998
Porter, Dennis Ray, W Palm Beach, FL....................      04/20/1998
Post, Gregory D, E Amherst, NY..........................      04/20/1998
Raniolo, George R, Nissequogue, NY......................      04/20/1998
Reddan, Joan, Bennington, VT............................      04/20/1998
Riddle, Sara E, E Decatur, IL...........................      04/20/1998
Romsa, Kristi, Canon City, CO...........................      04/20/1998
Rowan, Gilbert, Wilton, CT..............................      04/20/1998
Saline, Myron, Boca Raton, FL...........................      04/20/1998
Sanders, Lois, Bristol, CT..............................      04/20/1998
Shellabarger, Steven, Lakeland, FL......................      04/20/1998
Smith, Michael, Colorado Springs, CO....................      04/20/1998
Sorohan, Jonathan Griffin, Conyers, GA..................      04/20/1998
Sprague, Deborah Gale, Claremont, NH....................      04/20/1998
Stouder, Susanna B, Ft Madison, IA......................      04/20/1998
Swiller, Michael, Hartford, CT..........................      04/20/1998
Swindell, John William, Paso Robles, CA.................      04/20/1998
Tapia, Eugene H, Miami Beach, FL........................      04/20/1998
Taylor, Cynthia Ann, Stowe, VT..........................      04/20/1998
Teitelbaum, Scott, Gainesville, FL......................      04/20/1998
Vilimas, Joseph G, Newton, MA...........................      04/20/1998
Wallrath, Robert, Fort Myers, FL........................      04/20/1998
Ward, David Townsend, Winston-Salem, NC.................      04/20/1998
Warren, Kenneth Robert, Ithaca, NY......................      04/20/1998
Whatley, Patricia A, Gautier, MS........................      04/20/1998
Whitelaw, Phillip, Plainview, NY........................      04/20/1998
Whitten, Rebecca Surratt, Olive Branch, MS..............      04/20/1998
Wilkins, Jean, Seymour, CT..............................      04/20/1998
Wilkinson, William H, Jamestown, NY.....................      04/20/1998
Yacullo, Marie, Glenview, IL............................      04/20/1998
Zapko, Donna Marie, Hilton Head, SC.....................      04/20/1998
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                   Federal/State Exclusion/Suspension                   
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Cooper, Dale L, Moscow, ID..............................      04/20/1998

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Reliable Home Health Agency, Dania, FL..................      04/20/1998
Rotwein, Paul S, New York, NY...........................      04/20/1998
Scott, Pamela S, Orofino, ID............................      04/20/1998
Solomon, Michael A, Millwood, NY........................      04/20/1998
We Care Health Supply, Inc, Gloversville, NY............      04/20/1998
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                             Fraud/Kickbacks                            
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Gorokhov, Aleksandr, Brooklyn, NY.......................      07/02/1997
Landelman, Leonid (ELI), Brooklyn, NY...................      07/02/1997
Vaynshteyn, Alexander, Brooklyn, NY.....................      07/02/1997
Volkov, Valery (PESACH), Brooklyn, NY...................      07/02/1997
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                 Owned/Controlled by Convicted Excluded                 
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A T N S, Inc, Ft Lauderdale, FL.........................      04/20/1998
Accredited Nursing SVCS of FL, Lauderhill, FL...........      04/20/1998
American Medical Holding Co, Lauderhill, FL.............      04/20/1998
Aryan Patient Care, Miami, FL...........................      04/20/1998
Ask Medical & Surgical Supply, N Miami Beach, FL........      04/20/1998
Bay Area Home Health, Goldsboro, NC.....................      04/20/1998
Bulldog Medical of Kissimmee, St Cloud, FL..............      04/20/1998
Caring Hands HHA, Goldsboro, NC.........................      04/20/1998
Charity Medical Supply, Miami, FL.......................      04/20/1998
Community Home Care, Goldsboro, NC......................      04/20/1998
Comp-Care of Florida, Inc, Plantation, FL...............      04/20/1998
Comp-Care Oxygen Services, Inc, Plantation, FL..........      04/20/1998
Comp-Care Respiratory SVCS Inc, Lauderhill, FL..........      04/20/1998
Comp-Care USA Inc, Bradenton, FL........................      04/20/1998
Compcare of Florida, Lauderhill, FL.....................      04/20/1998
Compcare of Manatee County Inc, Bradenton, FL...........      04/20/1998
Concord Medical Supply, Miami, FL.......................      04/20/1998
Datalogic Technologies, Inc, Plantation, FL.............      04/20/1998
Dickenson Medical Center HHA, Goldsboro, NC.............      04/20/1998
El Sol Home Health Agency, Goldsboro, NC................      04/20/1998
Elite Health Supplies, Inc, Brooklyn, NY................      04/20/1998
Extended Home Care, Goldsboro, NC.......................      04/20/1998
Health Plan Medical Supplies, Brooklyn, NY..............      04/20/1998
Lewis Community Home Health, Goldsboro, NC..............      04/20/1998
Longview Prosthetics Center, Fort Worth, TX.............      04/20/1998
Medical & Nutritional Support, Lauderhill, FL...........      04/20/1998
Medical Joint Ventures, Inc, Lauderhill, FL.............      04/20/1998
Nova Health Medical Supplies, Bradenton, FL.............      04/20/1998
Perry County Home Health, Goldsboro, NC.................      04/20/1998
Premier Medical Center, Miami, FL.......................      04/20/1998
Remax Medical Services, Miami, FL.......................      04/20/1998
Respiratory Wellness of Miami, Miami, FL................      04/20/1998
Rocket Marine, Inc, St Cloud, FL........................      04/20/1998
Royal Medical Supplies, Inc, Brooklyn, NY...............      04/20/1998
South Shore Hearing Aid Ctr, Bayshore, NY...............      04/20/1998
Sovereign Medical, Inc, Bradenton, FL...................      04/20/1998
Texas Orthotics Prosthetics, Fort Worth, TX.............      04/20/1998
Topical Medical Corp, Miami, FL.........................      04/20/1998
Wound Care Management Inc, St Cloud, FL.................      04/20/1998
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                          Default on Heal Loan                          
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Abilez, Gilbert J Jr, Westlake Village, CA..............      04/20/1998
Aromola, Joseph J, Hebron, KY...........................      04/20/1998
Bopp, Lorraine C, Brick, NJ.............................      04/20/1998
Delpratt (Sampson), Denise A, E Elmhurst, NY............      04/20/1998
Dickinson (Branch), Phyllis A, Memphis, TN..............      04/20/1998
 Fordiani, Thomas R, Lakeville, MN......................      04/20/1998
Garcia, Javier, San Antonio, TX.........................      12/18/1997
Heckler, Rodney R, Glen Ellyn, IL.......................      04/20/1998
Holloway, Dennis III, Ridgeland, MS.....................      04/20/1998
Huminski, Richard J, E Norwich, NY......................      04/20/1998
Hurley, Paul David, Kemah, TX...........................      04/20/1998
Jackson, Catherine S, Brooklyn, NY......................      04/20/1998
Khalsa, Gururakha S, Kansas City, MO....................      04/20/1998
Knox, Herbert C Jr, Buffalo, NY.........................      04/20/1998
Lambert, John P, Shoreview, MN..........................      04/20/1998
Lanier, William C, Cullman, AL..........................      04/20/1998
Leipzig, David C, Kenosha, WI...........................      04/20/1998

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Littleton, Charles R Jr, Oklahoma City, OK..............      04/20/1998
Lovoi, Michael S, Robstown, TX..........................      04/20/1998
Loy, Lamont S, Solana Beach, CA.........................      04/20/1998
Manvel, Barry J, Calistoga, CA..........................      04/20/1998
Masias, Michael A, Tarrytown, NY........................      04/20/1998
Michail, Medhat, Jersey City, NJ........................      04/20/1998
Patrus, Robert G, Roseville, MI.........................      04/20/1998
Weiser, Henry E, Brooklyn, NY...........................      04/20/1998
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                Exclusion Based on Settlement Agreement                 
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Antoo, Bisram Sr, Miami, FL.............................      08/14/1997
Antoo, Bisram Jr, Miami, FL.............................      08/14/1997
Medical Equipment, Inc, Miami, FL.......................      08/14/1997
Melendez, Oneida, Miami, FL.............................      08/14/1997
Melendez, Hector J Jr, Miami, FL........................      08/14/1997
Stat Oximetries, Inc, Miami, FL.........................      08/14/1997
Vital-Care Medical Equipment, Miami, FL.................      08/14/1997
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    Dated: April 1, 1998.
Joanne Lanahan,
Director, Health Care Administrative Sanctions, Office of Inspector 
General.
[FR Doc. 98-9371 Filed 4-8-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-04-P