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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 42 - Public Health |
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Chapter IV - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services |
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SubChapter C - Medical Assistance Programs |
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Part 447 - Payments for Services |
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Subpart A - Payments: General Provisions |
§ 447.21 - Reduction of payments to providers.
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§ 447.21 Reduction of payments to providers.
If a provider seeks to collect from an individual (or any financially responsible relative or representative of that individual) an amount that exceeds an amount specified under § 447.20(a) -
(a) The Medicaid agency may provide for a reduction of any payment amount otherwise due to the provider in addition to any other sanction available to the agency; and
(b) The reduction may be equal to up to three times the amount that the provider sought to collect in violation of § 447.20(a).
[55 FR 1433, Jan. 16, 1990]