§702.431. Grounds for debarment. — Inbound Citations

(a) Upon receipt of information indicating that a physician or health care provider has engaged in activities enumerated in subparagraphs (a) through (c) of § 702.431, the Director, through the Director's designees, may evaluate the information (as described in § 702.414) to ascertain whether proceedings should be initiated against the physician or health care provider to remove authorization to render medical care or service under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

(a) Upon receipt of information indicating that a physician or health care provider has engaged in activities enumerated in subparagraphs (a) through (c) of § 702.431, the Director, through the Director's designees, may evaluate the information (as described in § 702.414) to ascertain whether proceedings should be initiated against the physician or health care provider to remove authorization to render medical care or service under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

(a) Upon receipt of information indicating that a physician or health care provider has engaged in activities enumerated in subparagraphs (a) through (c) of § 702.431, the Director, through the Director's designees, may evaluate the information (as described in § 702.414) to ascertain whether proceedings should be initiated against the physician or health care provider to remove authorization to render medical care or service under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

(a) If a physician or health care provider has been debarred or pursuant to § 702.431(d) or if a claims representative has been debarred pursuant to § 702.131(c) (1) or (3) the person debarred will be automatically reinstated upon notice to the Director that the conviction or exclusion has been reversed or withdrawn. However, such reinstatement will not preclude the Director from instituting debarment proceedings based upon the subject matter involved.