Greenbrier Nursing & Rehabilitation Center v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Greenbrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (“Greenbrier”), a skilled nursing facility in Greenbrier, Arkansas, petitions for review of a civil money penalty imposed by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for noncompliance with Medicare participation requirements. We deny the petition for review.

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Skilled nursing facilities must comply with comprehensive health care regulations to remain eligible for reimbursement under the federal Medicare program. 42 U.S.C. § 1395i — 3(d)(4). The program is administered by the Centers for Medicare and…