Department of Justice Seal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CIV
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1998
(202) 616-2765
WWW.USDOJ.GOV
TDD (202) 514-1888

ADVISORY - CORRECTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday the Justice Department issued a press release announcing a settlement between Charter Behavioral Health Systems Orlando, L.P. (Charter, L.P.), its corporate parent company, Charter Behavioral Health Systems, LLC (Charter, LLC), and the Justice Department.

The release should have indicated that Charter, L.P.-- not the parent company, Charter, LLC -- would be monitored by the government under a five-year corporate integrity agreement and would not bill the Medicare program for any services for a fifteen month period beginning on August 1, 1998.

The settlement does not affect Charter, LLC's ability to bill Medicare for services provided at its other hospitals. Charter, LLC did, however, agree voluntarily to stop billing Medicare for the Orlando hospital.

We regret the error.

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