Law360, New York (June 26, 2014, 11:44 AM EDT) -- On May 9, 2014, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a significant proposed rule that would vastly expand the exclusion regulations applicable to persons or entities that receive, directly or indirectly, funds from federal health care programs.[1] The Affordable Care Act expanded the OIG's authority for exclusion and authorized the use of testimonial subpoenas in investigations of exclusion cases. In this proposed rule, the OIG incorporates these statutory changes, revises the definitions applicable to exclusions, proposes early reinstatement procedures and offers a number of proposed policy changes as to when and how exclusions may take place....