---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 417.488"
title: "42"
number: "417.488"
heading: "Notice of termination and of available alternatives: Risk contract."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/417.488"
---

# §417.488. Notice of termination and of available alternatives: Risk contract.


A risk contract must provide that the HMO or CMP agrees to give notice as follows if the contract is terminated:

- (a) At least 60 days before the effective date of termination, to give its Medicare enrollees a written notice that—
  - (1) Specifies the termination date; and
  - (2) **Describes the alternatives available for obtaining Medicare services after termination.**
- (b) **To pay the cost of the written notices.**

## 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]