---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 401.603"
title: "42"
number: "401.603"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/401.603"
---

# §401.603. Definitions.


For purposes of this subpart—

Claim means any debt owed to CMS.

Debtor means any individual, partnership, corporation, estate, trust or other legal entity against which CMS has a claim.

Extended repayment schedule means installment payments to pay back a debt.


## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 39064, Aug. 29, 1983, as amended at 73 FR 36447, June 27, 2008]

### Source

Source: 48 FR 39064, Aug. 29, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395hh, 1395w-5, and 1395kk-2.

### Amendments

[48 FR 39064, Aug. 29, 1983, as amended at 73 FR 36447, June 27, 2008]