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(a) OWCP shall give notice of the exclusion of a physician, hospital or provider of medical services or supplies to:
(1) All OWCP district offices;
(2) CMS;
(3) All employees who are known to have had treatment, services or supplies from the excluded provider within the six-month period immediately preceding the order of exclusion; and
(4) The state or local authority responsible for licensing or certifying the excluded provider.
(b) Notwithstanding any exclusion of a physician, hospital, or provider of medical services or supplies under this subpart, OWCP shall not refuse an employee reimbursement for any otherwise reimbursable medical treatment, service or supply if:
(1) Such treatment, service or supply was rendered in an emergency by an excluded physician; or
(2) The employee could not reasonably have been expected to know of such exclusion.
(c) An employee who is notified that his or her attending physician has been excluded shall have a new right to select a qualified physician.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 20. Employees' Benefits § 20.30.725 What are the effects of non-automatic exclusion? - last updated October 03, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-20-employees-benefits/cfr-sect-20-30-725.html
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