[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR401.135]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 401--GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--Confidentiality and Disclosure
 
Sec. 401.135  Release of Medicare information to the public.

    The following shall be made available to the public under the 
conditions specified:
    (a) Information as to amounts paid to providers and other 
organizations and facilities for services to beneficiaries under title 
XVIII of the Act: Provided, That no information identifying any 
particular beneficiaries shall be disclosed under this paragraph.

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    (b) The name of any provider of services or other person furnishing 
services to Medicare beneficiaries who--
    (1) Has been found by a Federal court to have been guilty of 
submitting false claims in connection with Medicare; or
    (2) Has been found by a carrier or intermediary, after consultation 
with a professional medical association functioning external to program 
administration or, if appropriate, the State medical authority, to have 
been engaged in a pattern of furnishing services to beneficiaries which 
are substantially in excess of their medical needs; except that the name 
of any provider or other person shall not be disclosed pursuant to a 
finding under this paragraph (b)(2) of this section, unless that 
provider or other person has first been afforded a reasonable 
opportunity to offer evidence on his behalf.
    (c) Upon request in writing, cost reports submitted by providers of 
services pursuant to section 1815 of the Act to enable the Secretary to 
determine amounts due the providers.