Section 450.224 - Provider Contract: Exclusion and Ineligibility of Convicted PartiesThe MassHealth agency may terminate, or refuse to enter into or to renew a provider contract if:
(A) the provider, any party in interest in such provider, an agent or managing employee of such provider, or in the case of a group practice, any individual practitioner enrolled as a member of the group, has been convicted of a criminal offense relating to that person's involvement in any program established under Title XVIII, XIX, or XXI of the Social Security Act, or of a crime of such a nature that, in the judgment of the MassHealth agency, the participation of such provider will compromise the integrity of MassHealth; or(B) the provider or an individual practitioner enrolled as a member of a group practice has been a party in interest, a managing employee, or an agent of a provider that has been convicted of a criminal offense relating to that person's involvement in any program established under Title XVIII, XIX, or XXI of the Social Security Act, or of a crime of such a nature that, in the judgment of the MassHealth agency, the participation of such provider will compromise the integrity of MassHealth.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1268, eff. 8/29/2014.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1274, eff. 11/21/2014.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1341, eff. 6/16/2017.