---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 431.214"
title: "42"
number: "431.214"
heading: "Notice in cases of probable fraud."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/431.214"
---

# §431.214. Notice in cases of probable fraud.


The agency may shorten the period of advance notice to 5 days before the date of action if—

- (a) The agency has facts indicating that action should be taken because of probable fraud by the beneficiary; and
- (b) **The facts have been verified, if possible, through secondary sources.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 44 FR 17932, Mar. 29, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 45188, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted.