§ 1004.100 Acknowledgement and review of report.

(a) Acknowledgement. The OIG will inform the QIO of the date it received the QIO's report and recommendation.

(b) Review. The OIG will review the QIO report and recommendation to determine whether—

(1) The QIO has followed the regulatory requirements of this part; and

(2) A violation has occurred.

(c) Rejection of the QIO recommendation. If the OIG decides that a sanction is not warranted, it will notify the QIO that recommended the sanction, the affected practitioner or other person, and the licensing board informed by the QIO of the sanction recommendation that the recommendation is rejected.