Amount of penalties and assessments.

The OIG may impose a penalty of not more than— (a) $10,000 for conduct that occurred on or before February 9, 2018, and $20,000 for conduct that occurred after February 9, 2018, for each item or service for which payment may be made, in whole or in part, under Medicare or a State health care program, ordered by or received from a particular provider, practitioner, or supplier for a beneficiary who was offered or received remuneration in violation of § 1003.1000(a) that was likely to influence the beneficiary to order or receive the item or service from the provider, practitioner, or supplier, and an assessment of not more than 3 times the amount claimed for each such item or service and (b) $5,000 for each individual violation of § 1003.1000(b). [81 FR 88362, Dec. 7, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 42841, July 3, 2023]