CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (parts 110 to 990) > PART 890—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM > SUBPART J—Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care Providers (§890.1001 to §890.1072) > 890.1017—Determining length of debarment based on revocation or suspension of a provider's professional licensure.

890.1017—Determining length of debarment based on revocation or suspension of a provider's professional licensure.

(a) Indefinite term of debarment. Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph (b) of this section, debarment under 5 U.S.C. 8902a(c)(1) shall be for an indefinite period coinciding with the period during which the provider's license is revoked, suspended, restricted, surrendered, or otherwise not in effect in the State whose action formed the basis for OPM's debarment.
(b) Aggravating circumstances. If any of the aggravating circumstances set forth in § 890.1016 apply, OPM may debar the provider for an additional period beyond the duration of the licensure revocation or suspension.