§488.444. Civil money penalties: Settlement of penalties.
42 C.F.R. § 488.444
CMS has authority to settle cases at any time prior to a final administrative decision for Medicare-only SNFs, State-operated facilities, or other facilities for which CMS's enforcement action prevails, in accordance with § 488.330.
The State has the authority to settle cases at any time prior to the evidentiary hearing decision for all cases in which the State's enforcement action prevails.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 59 FR 56243, Nov. 10, 1994, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C 1302 and 1395hh.
Source
Source: 53 FR 22859, June 17, 1988, unless otherwise noted.