---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2554.6"
title: "45"
number: "2554.6"
heading: "What does the phrase “know or have reason to know” mean?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2554.6"
---

# §2554.6. What does the phrase “know or have reason to know” mean?


A person knows or has reason to know (that a claim or statement is false) if the person:

- (a) Has actual knowledge that the claim or statement is false, fictitious, or fraudulent; or
- (b) Acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the claim or statement; or
- (c) **Acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the claim or statement.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 99-509, Secs. 6101-6104, 100 Stat. 1874 (31 U.S.C. 3801-3812); 42 U.S.C. 12651c-12651d.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 61912, Oct. 20, 2006, unless otherwise noted.