{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-3.424","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 3.424","heading":"Collection of penalty.","body":"(a) Once a determination of the Secretary to impose a penalty has become final, the penalty will be collected by the Secretary, subject to the first sentence of 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(f).\n(b) The penalty may be recovered in a civil action brought in the United States district court for the district where the respondent resides, is found, or is located.\n(c) The amount of a penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sum then or later owing by the United States, or by a State agency, to the respondent.\n(d) Matters that were raised or that could have been raised in a hearing before an ALJ, or in an appeal under 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(e), may not be raised as a defense in a civil action by the United States to collect a penalty under this part.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS","PART 3—PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS AND PATIENT SAFETY WORK PRODUCT","Subpart D—Enforcement Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"61e0d7ae5b33c6925ce8fbb2af7b6c0ebed6d81b603ea4437eb6aa7de3716f52","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-3.422","next":"us/42-cfr-3.426"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}