{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-489.70","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 489.70","heading":"Effect of payment by the Surety.","body":"A Surety's payment to CMS under a bond for an unpaid claim or an unpaid civil money penalty or assessment, constitutes—\n(a) Collection of the unpaid claim or unpaid civil money penalty or assessment (to the extent the Surety's payment on the bond covers such unpaid claim, civil money penalty, or assessment); and\n(b) A basis for termination of the HHA's provider agreement under § 489.53(a)(1).","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":"52419521b1cecc9fdbccaa735d6ca9d879326f69edea2824427668d861a23bb2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-489.69","next":"us/42-cfr-489.71"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}