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45 CFR 2554.6: What does the phrase “know or have reason to know” mean?

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  1. Title 45—Public Welfare
  2. Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare
  3. CHAPTER XXV—CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
  4. PART 2554—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT REGULATIONS

A person knows or has reason to know (that a claim or statement is false) if the person:

(a) Has actual knowledge that the claim or statement is false, fictitious, or fraudulent; or

(b) Acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the claim or statement; or

(c) Acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the claim or statement.

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