GroundRules
42 CFR 488.444: Civil money penalties: Settlement of penalties.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42—Public Health
- CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION
- PART 488—SURVEY, CERTIFICATION, AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- Subpart F—Enforcement of Compliance for Long-Term Care Facilities with Deficiencies
(a) CMS has authority to settle cases at any time prior to a final administrative decision for Medicare-only SNFs, State-operated facilities, or other facilities for which CMS's enforcement action prevails, in accordance with § 488.330.
(b) The State has the authority to settle cases at any time prior to the evidentiary hearing decision for all cases in which the State's enforcement action prevails.
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