§150.401. Definitions. — Inbound Citations

(e) A health insurance issuer or a non-federal governmental health plan that willfully fails to provide information to a covered individual required under this section is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 as adjusted annually under 45 CFR part 102 for each such failure. A failure with respect to each covered individual constitutes a separate offense for purposes of this paragraph (e). HHS will enforce these provisions in a manner consistent with §§ 150.101 through 150.465 of this subchapter.

Any entity against which CMS has assessed a penalty may appeal that penalty in accordance with § 150.401 et seq.

(c) The entity that filed the request for hearing is not a respondent under § 150.401.

(b) The period of time for filing any responsive pleading or papers is determined by the date of receipt (as defined in § 150.401) of the submission to which a response is being made.