This bill would amend the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) to address provider fraud. It gives the Department of Labor authority to suspend payments to medical providers—including doctors, clinics, or suppliers—if they have been convicted of fraud in the federal workers’ compensation system, any federal healthcare benefit program, or similar state-level programs that pay for comparable services. The Secretary of Labor would be required to issue regulations to implement these changes. The new rules would take effect 180 days after the bill is enacted. Providers who have not been convicted of fraud would not be affected.
