42 C.F.R. § 402.15 Collateral estoppel.
Title 42 - Public Health
(a) When a final determination that the respondent presented or caused to be presented a claim or request for payment falling within the scope of §402.1 has been rendered in any proceeding in which the respondent was a party and had an opportunity to be heard, the respondent is bound by that determination in any proceeding under this part. (b) A person who has been convicted (whether upon a verdict after trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of a Federal crime charging fraud or false statements is barred from denying the essential elements of the criminal offense if the proceedings under this part involve the same transactions.
Title 42: Public Health
PART 402—CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS, AND EXCLUSIONS
Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 402.15 Collateral estoppel.
