EX-10.24 LETTER DATED 12/18/03

EX-10.24 2 g93387exv10w24.txt EX-10.24 LETTER DATED 12/18/03 EXHIBIT 10.24 (LOGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF COUNSEL TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COHEN BUILDING-ROOM 5527 330 INDEPENDENCE AVE., S.W. WASHINGTON, DC 20201 December 18, 2003 Todd J. Kerr Senior Vice President of Audit and Compliance LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. 103 Powell Court, Suite 200 Brentwood, TN 37027 Re: Reportable Events Dear Todd: I am writing to confirm our recent conversation concerning LifePoint's Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA). As we discussed, we have agreed to your request to modify the CIA. Under our agreement, Section III.H.2.a(ii) of the CIA would provide as follows: (ii) a matter that a reasonable person would consider a probable violation of criminal, civil, or administrative laws applicable to any Federal health care program for which penalties or exclusion may be authorized. Please give me a call if you have any questions. Sincerely, /s/ Barbara A. Frederickson Barbara A. Frederickson Senior Counsel