---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 417.474"
title: "42"
number: "417.474"
heading: "Effective date and term of contract."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/417.474"
---

# §417.474. Effective date and term of contract.

- (a) **Effective date.** The contract must specify its effective date, which may not be earlier than the date it is signed by both CMS and the HMO or CMP.
- (b) **Term.** The contract must specify the duration of its term as follows:
  - (1) **For the initial term, at least 12 months, but no more than 23 months.**
  - (2) **For any subsequent term, 12 months.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[60 FR 45680, Sept. 1, 1995]

### Source

Source: 50 FR 1346, Jan. 10, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh, and 300e, 300e-5, and 300e-9, and 31 U.S.C. 9701.

### Amendments

[60 FR 45680, Sept. 1, 1995]