Amount of penalties.

The OIG may impose— (a) Against each participating hospital, a penalty of not more than $50,000 for each individual violation, except that if the participating hospital has fewer than 100 State-licensed, Medicare-certified beds on the date the penalty is imposed, the penalty will not exceed $25,000 for each violation, and (b) Against each responsible physician, a penalty of not more than $50,000 for each individual violation. [81 FR 88357, Dec. 7, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 42841, July 3, 2023]