---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 155.1645"
title: "45"
number: "155.1645"
heading: "Minimizing potential duplicate audit requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/155.1645"
---

# §155.1645. Minimizing potential duplicate audit requirements.


HHS will minimize potential duplicate requirements of the annual independent external programmatic audit described at § [155.1200(c)](/cfr/45/155.1200.md?p=c) and [(d)](/cfr/45/155.1200.md?p=d) and SEIPM, such that, as determined by HHS, a State Exchange may be deemed to satisfy certain requirements of § [155.1200(c)](/cfr/45/155.1200.md?p=c) and [(d)](/cfr/45/155.1200.md?p=d), particularly the review of compliance with subparts [D](/cfr/45/subpartD.md) and [E](/cfr/45/subpartE.md), as identified in HHS sub-regulatory guidance, for a particular plan year by successfully completing the SEIPM process.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 91 FR 29870, May 20, 2026, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 18021-18024, 18031-18033, 18041-18042, 18051, 18054, 18071, and 18081-18083.

### Source

Source: 77 FR 11718, Feb. 27, 2012, unless otherwise noted.