“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that is a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes the first entity, trade or business, or that is a member of the same “controlled group” as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute, rules and regulations thereto.
“FTC” shall mean the United States Federal Trade Commission or any successor thereto.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles, as applied in the United States.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean (a) any government, (b) any governmental or regulatory entity, body, department, commission, subdivision, board, administrative agency or instrumentality, (c) any court, tribunal, judicial body, or an arbitrator or arbitration panel, or (d) any non-governmental self-regulatory agency, securities exchange, commission or authority, in each of (a) through (d) whether supranational, national, federal, state, county, municipal, provincial, and whether local, domestic or foreign.
“Hazardous Substance” shall mean any material, substance or waste that is defined, classified, or otherwise characterized under or pursuant to any Environmental Law as “hazardous,” “toxic,” a “pollutant,” a “contaminant,” “radioactive” or words of similar meaning or effect, including petroleum and its by-products, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon, urea formaldehyde insulation, and chlorofluorocarbons.
“Health Care Laws” shall mean, as applicable, all health care-related Laws of any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, all Laws relating to the management, administration of, and payment for, health care services and items that are applicable to the Company, including: (i) (A) Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq. (the Medicare statute); (B) Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq. (the Medicaid statute); (C) the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b; (D) the TRICARE statute, 10 U.S.C. § 1071 et seq., and any other laws related to the provision of healthcare services to beneficiaries of the Veterans Affairs Administration; (E) the federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733; (F) the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3801-3812; (G) the exclusion statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7; (H) the Civil Monetary Penalties Law, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a; (I) Health Care Fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1347; (J) the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952; (K) information blocking, 42 U.S.C. § 300jj–52 et seq; (L)_ONC Certification Program (including all Certification Criteria); and (M) Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program, in each case including, to the extent not specifically identified herein, all local, state, and federal Laws regarding the same or similar conduct or subject matter; and (ii) any other applicable Law, including federal, state, and local Laws, with respect to health care-related fraud and abuse, false claims, self-referral, anti-kickback, billing, coding, or submission of claims, in each case, as amended, and including all regulations promulgated thereunder.
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