Common use of Billing and Collection Practices Clause in Contracts

Billing and Collection Practices. (i) The current practices and -------------------------------- procedures of PSS with respect to (A) billing on behalf of customers, (B) receiving and processing Medicare and Medicaid payments due to customers, (C) holding and transfer of such payments and (D) the method of determining and collecting the fees received by PSS for services provided by providers and physicians participating in the Medicare or Medicaid programs are not in violation in any material respect of the restriction on assignment as set forth in 42 U.S.C. Section 1395g(c), 42 U.S.C. Section 1395u(b)(6) and 42 U.S.C. Section 1396(a)(32), and the regulations promulgated thereunder or similar provisions of any state Medicaid program. (ii) PSS is not engaged in any activity, whether alone or in concert with one or more of its clients, which would constitute a violation in any material respect of any Federal laws or of the laws of any state where PSS does business or otherwise applicable to PSS (including (A) Federal antifraud and abuse or similar laws pertaining to Medicare, Medicaid, or any other Federal health or insurance program, (B) state laws pertaining to Medicaid or any other state health or insurance program, (C) state or Federal laws pertaining to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, and other managed care plans or to insurance fraud, and (D) Federal and state laws relating to collection agencies and the performance of collection services) prohibiting fraudulent, abusive or unlawful practices connected in any way with the provision of health care services, the billing for such services provided to a beneficiary of any state, Federal or health or insurance program or credit collection services. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, PSS has not, directly or indirectly, paid, offered to pay or agreed to pay, or solicited or received, any fee, commission, sum of money, property or other remuneration to or from any person which PSS knows or has reason to believe to have been illegal under 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(b) or any similar state law.

Billing and Collection Practices. (i) The current practices and -------------------------------- procedures of PSS the Company with respect to (A) billing on behalf of customers, (B) receiving and processing Medicare and Medicaid payments due to customers, (C) holding and transfer of such payments and (D) the method of determining and collecting the fees received by PSS the Company for services provided by providers and physicians participating in the Medicare or Medicaid programs are not in violation in any material respect of the restriction on assignment as set forth in 42 U.S.C. Section 1395g(c), 42 U.S.C. Section 1395u(b)(6) and 42 U.S.C. Section 1396(a)(32), and the regulations promulgated thereunder or similar provisions of any state Medicaid program. (ii) PSS The Company is not engaged in any activity, whether alone or in concert with one or more of its clients, which would constitute a violation in any material respect of any Federal laws or of the laws of any state where PSS the Company does business or otherwise applicable to PSS the Company (including (A) Federal antifraud and abuse or similar laws pertaining to Medicare, Medicaid, or any other Federal health or insurance program, (B) state laws pertaining to Medicaid or any other state health or insurance program, (C) state or Federal laws pertaining to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, and other managed care plans or to insurance fraud, and (D) Federal and state laws relating to collection agencies and the performance of collection services) prohibiting fraudulent, abusive or unlawful practices connected in any way with the provision of health care services, the billing for such services provided to a beneficiary of any state, Federal or private health or insurance program or credit collection services. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, PSS the Company has not, directly or indirectly, paid, offered to pay or agreed to pay, or solicited or received, any fee, commission, sum of money, property or other remuneration to or from any person which PSS the Company knows or has reason to believe to have been illegal under 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(b) or any similar state law.

Billing and Collection Practices. (i) The current practices and -------------------------------- procedures of PSS the Company with respect to (A) billing on behalf of customers, (B) receiving and processing Medicare and Medicaid payments due to customers, (C) holding and transfer of such payments and (D) the method of determining and collecting the fees received by PSS the Company for services provided by providers and physicians participating in the Medicare or Medicaid programs are not in violation in any material respect of the restriction on assignment as set forth in 42 U.S.C. Section 1395g(c), 42 U.S.C. Section 1395u(b)(6) and 42 U.S.C. Section 1396(a)(32), and the regulations promulgated thereunder or similar provisions of any state Medicaid program. (ii) PSS The Company is not engaged in any activity, whether alone or in concert with one or more of its clients, which would constitute a violation in any material respect of any Federal laws or of the laws of any state where PSS the Company does business or otherwise applicable to PSS the Company (including (A) Federal antifraud and abuse or similar laws pertaining to Medicare, Medicaid, or any other Federal health or insurance program, (B) state laws pertaining to Medicaid or any other state health or insurance program, (C) state or Federal laws pertaining to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, and other managed care plans or to insurance fraud, and (D) Federal and state laws relating to collection agencies and the performance of collection services) prohibiting fraudulent, abusive or unlawful practices connected in any way with the provision of health care services, the billing for such services provided to a beneficiary of any state, Federal or health or insurance program or credit collection services. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, PSS the Company has not, directly or indirectly, paid, offered to pay or agreed to pay, or solicited or received, any fee, commission, sum of money, property or other remuneration to or from any person which PSS the Company knows or has reason to believe to have been illegal under 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(b) or any similar state law.