{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-489.62","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 489.62","heading":"Requirement waived for Government-operated HHAs.","body":"An HHA operated by a Federal, State, local, or tribal government agency is deemed to have provided CMS with a comparable surety bond under State law, and CMS therefore waives the requirements of this subpart with respect to such an HHA if, during the preceding 5 years the HHA has—\n(a) Not had any unpaid claims or unpaid civil money penalties or assessments; and\n(b) Not had any of its claims referred by CMS to the Department of Justice or the General Accounting Office in accordance with part 401 of this chapter.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION","PART 489—PROVIDER AGREEMENTS AND SUPPLIER APPROVAL","Subpart F—Surety Bond Requirements for HHAs"],"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":"3cfbde1e58218e3e10e3365d8c45f8cdb0fe63d60cdbf5ad903f45876eb3e733","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-489.61","next":"us/42-cfr-489.63"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}